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Description: | Engraved on the inside surface of this snuffbox is a scene showing three figures. These are Admiral Augustus Keppel, Neptune (Roman God of the sea) and Britannia (a female personification of Great Britain). Britannia is presenting Keppel with a laurel wreath - (worn on the head to signify achievement). The Corporation of Trinity House in Newcastle presented this snuffbox to the Honourable Augustus Keppel for naval service to his country. In 1778, whilst commander-in-chief of the Channel fleet, Keppel was accused of misconduct. When cleared of these charges, celebrations took place across the country in his honour. | License: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/about/copyright/ | Rights holder: | Tyne & Wear Museums | Subjects: | artists metalwork living in the North East events art designers makers men Newcastle date period military | Source: | Tyne and Wear Imagine | Identifier: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/details/index.... | Go to resource |
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