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Carved wooden box
Chip carved wooden box with sliding lid, possibly used as a snuff box. Carved from wood of the 'Halsewell', an East Indiaman wrecked off Seacombe in 1786.The lid is decorated with a spray of foliage. The base with an anchor and inscription: 'M P 1796'.
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Object Details
| ID: | ZBA0806 |
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| Collection: | Relics |
| Type: | Snuff box |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Halsewell (1778) |
| Date made: | circa 1796 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 15 mm x 73 mm x 40 mm |