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Powder compact
A square-shaped, silver powder compact. It is decorated with a colour photographic print of George VI (1895-1952) in naval uniform mounted on a background of foil imitating turquoise iridescent butterfly wings. The surface has a plastic finish. The compact is inscribed: 'G.R. 1937', the year of George VI's coronation. The back is black. It contains a mirror, and a compartment covered with a gauze fabric to contain the powder. Inscribed inside below the mirror: 'GWENDA MADE IN ENGLAND.' Gwenda was a trade name of the manufacturer Hussey Dawson, which operated from the Gwenda Works in Birmingham.
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0770 |
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| Type: | Powder compact |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Gwenda; Hussey Dawson Ltd |
| Date made: | 1937 |
| People: | King George VI |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. |
| Measurements: | Overall: 5 mm x 65 mm x 65 mm |
| Parts: | Powder compact |