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Description: | A relic of Sir John Franklin's last expedition 1845-48. A water canteen, found at Cape Riley, Beechey Island by the Inglefield Search Expedition, 1852. Inscribed on the can in white paint 'WATER CAN USED BY PARTIES DETACHED FROM THE SHIP FOUND AT BEECHEY ISLAND 1852-53 (4)'. The water can is cylindrical with three lugs on the side to hold a strap and with a spout on the top. It is made of sheets of tinned wrought iron, soldered together. Captain Inglefield stopped at the island on his way home to deliver mail to 'North Star'. He reached the island on 7 September and remained there for twelve hours.
Inscription. Tinned sheet iron.
caption: Water canteen | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Inglefield Expedition Isabel fl.1850 Portsmouth Royal Naval Museum water canteens | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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