Turban shell

Turban shell engraved with a picture of a steam vessel, captioned: ‘Steam ship Leviathan. Designed by I.K. Brunel Esqr. F.R.S. Built by I.J. Russel Esq. Launch 31 Jany. 1856. Tonnage 24000 tons, Power 2600 horses, Length 690 feet, depth 60 ft.’ The turban shell is green and has had the outer surface polished to reveal the mother-of-pearl.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0475
Type: Turban shell
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Great Eastern (1858)
Date made: After 1856
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 90 mm x 140 mm x 130 mm
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