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Description: | This tin was a christmas present to the British armed forces, paid for by the Soldiers and Sailor Christmas fund created by Princess Mary. The tins were meant to be sent to troops in time for Christmas 1914 but not all of them could be distributed in time; this tin includes a card marked 1915 which reads "With Best Wishes for a Victorious New Year from the Princess Mary and Friends at Home". The tin would have included gifts to the troops inside along with the card and a picture of the Princess Mary. The tin is badly tarnished but is made of brass. It is approximately 12.5cm long, 8cm wide and one and 3cm deep. The lid is highly detailed, with an image of the princess Mary in profile in the centre surrounded by a laurel wreath and then flanked by ornate monogramed letter "M". At the top you can read the words "Imperium Britannicum" flanked by a sword and scabbard. At the bottom "Christmas 1914" is flanked by the bows of battleships on stylised rough seas. In the corners of the tin are the names of the allies for the conflict: Belgium, Japan, Servia and Montenegro with Russia and france at the edges, superimposed on furled flags. The box is highly decorated on the lid but lacks decoration elsewhere and bears no maker's mark, though the original design was based on the work of Adshead and Ramsey.
Christmas present from Princess Mary: tin box with the small card: With Best wishes for a victorious New Year 1915. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Rights holder: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Subjects: | Containers War Miscellaneous Historical Objects Christmas Christmas and new year Princess Mary Royal family First World War (1914-1918) | Temporal: | 1914
First World War (1914-1918) | Source: | Black Country History | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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