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An image showing 'REL0052; F.S.D. Esdaile box.A black laquered box with a gold bird and foliage on the outside of the hinged lid. An inscription in gold letters inside the lide reads: 'In loving memory of F.S.D. ESDAI, Box open with contents'
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F.S.D. Esdaile box

A black laquered box with a gold bird and foliage on the outside of the hinged lid. An inscription in gold letters inside the lide reads: 'In loving memory of F.S.D. ESDAILE who died of wounds received in action at TIEN-TSIN JULY 7TH 1900 Gone but not forgotten.' Containing twenty-seven items including an examination paper: 'Examination of Junior Officers Afloat dated June 1900,' Esdaile's card and a ticket for a theatrical performance dated April 27th 1900, one pair of chop sticks with ivory handles, and other Chinese-made metal items - hairpins, jewellery and metalwork.
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Object Details

ID: REL0052
Collection: Relics
Type: Box
Display location: Not on display
Events: Boxer Rebellion, 1900
Date made: 1900
People: Esdaile, Frank Samuel Drake
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 85 mm x 182 mm x 116 mm
Parts: F.S.D. Esdaile box