Base for round box made from H.M.S. 'Victory'

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Base for round box made from H.M.S. 'Victory'

Base for round wooden box, black lacquered. There are a gilt or brass lining and rim round the edge of the base interior. A silver plaque on the exterior of the base is 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. WESTPHAL1815.' Some floral decorations are engraved in the text.

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Object Details

ID:	REL0607.1
Type:	Box base
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	1815
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection
Measurements:	Overall: 22 mm x 70 mm x 70 mm
Parts:	Round box made from H.M.S. 'Victory' (Box) Base for round box made from H.M.S. 'Victory' (Box base) (REL0607.1) Lid for round box made from H.M.S. 'Victory' (Box lid) (REL0607.2)