Turban shell
Green turban shell (turbo marmoratus) engraved with a port broadside view of a paddle steamer, inscribed below 'The Great Eastern Stm Ship Launched 31st Jany 1858', and above 'From James Elder to my Beloved Wife Elisa'. On the reverse 'A soft answer turneth away wrath, but grievous words stir up anger'.
Object Details
| ID: | ZBA2416 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Turban shell |
| Display location: | Display - Maritime London Gallery |
| Creator: | Wood, C. H. |
| Vessels: | Great Eastern (1858) |
| Date made: | circa 1860 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 110 x 88 x 70 mm |
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