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Description: | Made of wood from H.M.S. Victory on which I served and was severely wounded at the Battle of Trafalgar. This box was presented to me by my brother CAPT. G.A. WEST PHAL1815
Round wooden box with screw lid, black lacquered. There is a gilt lining to the base and a gilt rim round the edge of the lid which has a gilt stud in the middle. On the base, a silver plaque inscribed: 'Made of wood from H.M.S. Victory on which I served and was severely wounded at the Battle of Trafalgar. This box was presented to me by my brother CAPT. G.A. WEST PHAL1815.'
caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Victory (1765) Smith Henry Sutcliffe Captfl boxes Westphal | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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