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Description: | The Bottom of this Box is made from a piece of the dead wood of the Royal William launched at Portsmouth Yard in the Year 1719. C... a piece of the Royal Escape in which King James 2nd fled from England, this Vessel has been ever since & still is employed by the Navy Board. D... a piece of the Discovery in which Captain Cook circumnavigated the World
The Top of this Box is made from a piece of the Royal George sunk at Spithead in the Year 1782. A... a piece of the Bellerophon. B... a piece of the Rider of the Victory that Lord Nelson died against.
Circular box. The lid is inlaid with two concentric brass rings surrounding a small circular plaque with an engraved crest of an arm brandishing a scimitar, the motto: 'Pro Patria' and the letter 'B'. The inner ring is marked 'A'. The base of the box has two similar concentric brass rings around a plaque with the date '1824' and the letter 'D' & 'C'. Engraved on a brass plate inside the lid: 'The Bottom of this Box is made from a piece of the dead wood of the Royal William launched at Portsmouth Yard in the Year 1719. C... a piece of the Royal Escape in which King James 2nd fled from England, this Vessel has been ever since & still is employed by the Navy Board. D... a piece of the Discovery in which Captain Cook circumnavigated the World.' On an engraved plate inside the base: 'The Top of this Box is made from a piece of the Royal George sunk at Spithead in the Year 1782. A... a piece of the Bellerophon. B... a piece of the Rider of the Victory that Lord Nelson died against.'
Relics
caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Royal William 1719 (HMS) Royal Escape fl.1616 (HMS) Royal George 1756 (HMS) boxes Discovery (HMS) Victory 1765 (HMS) Bellerophon 1786 (HMS) | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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