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Description: | Box made by ship's carpenter R. R. Grant, and presented to Dr Edward Hillis Marshall D.S.O., T.D. surgeon on 'Discovery's' 1925-27 voyage. An oblong box with a removable lid, a small location dowel on one side. The edges of lid are slightly rounded off. A pencil note on paper inside reads: 'With Chippy's Complements. Made from the wood of the Discovery.'
Mrs Marshall: 'The ship's carpenter made delightful little boxes from the wood of the ship, when it was repaired. Most of the officer's had one.' | Publisher: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/page/7d7ded6fb50d6031e2884961a200be58.html | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Creator: | Grant, R.R. | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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