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Writing case
Writing case with a wooden hinged lid. Writing surface inside is covered with purple velvet. There is a compartment for pens and ink at the front. In pencil on the back of the writing surface: 'Washed ashore fom the wreck of the Barque Great Britain on the Island of St Jago, Dec. 9th 1863'.
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Object Details
| ID: | AAA3386 |
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| Type: | Writing case |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Great Britain (1843) |
| Date made: | circa 1863 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 102 mm x 349 mm x 222 mm |
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