Plate chest

Plate chest belonging to Sir John Franklin (1786-1847). An iron-bound oak chest with two iron handles at each end. It has a pine base and the remains of marbled lining paper in the lid. On a brass plate on the front: 'Capt. Sir John Franklin No 3'.

Object Details

ID: AAA3738
Type: Plate chest
Display location: Not on display
Creator: E. Lamb & Co
Date made: 1829-1845
Credit: On loan to the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, from the Hopton Hall Derbyshire Collection. Kindly lent by the Gell Muniment Trustees
Measurements: Overall: 654 mm x 851 mm x 552 mm
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