Paperweight

A glass paperweight produced for British India Line. Transfer-printed on the base a coloured picture of two liners each with a single funnel, the nearest ship moored off an Eastern fort and surrounded by boats. Inscribed: 'BRITISH INDIA LINE', 'Ship by B.I.', 'Travel by B.I.'

Object Details

ID: ZBA5674
Type: Paperweight
Display location: Not on display
Date made: circa 1920
People: British India Steam Navigation Company Limited
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 23 mm x 105 mm x 70 mm
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