Papers

Mss note found inside a wooden snuff box made from the timbers of the brig 'Black Joke'. Transcription: "Old Snuff Box made from the timbers of the Slaver 'Black Joke'. From the Felton Sale. Commemorative token enclosed."

Object Details

ID: ZBA2435.1
Type: Papers
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: circa 1840
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Michael Graham-Stewart Slavery Collection. Acquired with the assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund
Measurements: Overall: 1 mm x 76 mm x 38 mm
Parts: Snuff box (Snuff box)
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