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Description: | A relic of Sir John Franklin's last expedition 1845-48. A tea canister collected by the McClintock Search Expedition 1857-59 It was apparently found near a small cairn, three miles north of Point Victory. The can is made of lacquered tin, with a rectangular body and a round neck with a cap. McClintock mentions that he 'brought away an empty tea or coffee canister'.
Painted on the side in Royal Naval Museum white letters '(6) TEA CANISTER BROUGHT TO ENGLAND BY SIR F.L. McCLINTOCK. R.N. KNT. "FOX" EXPEDITION, 1859.'.
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caption: Tea canister | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | McClintock Expedition Fox 1855 Francis Leopold Franklin Royal Naval Museum John tea canisters McClintock | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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