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Description: | Wooden box, veneered, cross banded edges, with brass hinges and lock. Ivory inlay round keyhole. Oval painting on lid, depicting urn inscribed 'L.M. a weeping willow and a cutter in the background. Box lined with paper. Inside lid is a coloured print on silk of a young naval officer, in a beaded gilt frame, glazed. On print 'J.J. Masquerier pinxt. Engraved and published by C. Turner, No. 10 Castle Street, East Cavendish Square, March 23rd 1799'. A memorial to Captain Lewis Mortlock, wounded in action 3rd Jan 1799 and died 10th Jan aged 36 (see newspaper cuttings in REL0098). Empty.
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caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Lewis boxes Mortlock | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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