Red morocco leather case
A red morocco leather case fastened with a bright-cut silver snap with a blue enamel plaque. It is lined with green silk and has three inside pockets with a flannel needle pad edged with silver braid, a mirror is fixed to the inside of the case, a notepad, two glass vials with silver lids, a penknife with mother of pearl mounts, a comb, a bodkin, a cutting referring to the death of Capt. Mortlock, an epitaph copied from 'The Oracle' September 5th, cutting referring to an incident between French and English vessels, and a lock of baby hair in a paper wrap inscribed 'Ralph Tomlinson'. Written in the notebook: 'M. Ward a present from Mr T. Tooke, September 15th. 1796.', 'I. Ward, No. 12, Westgate Buildings, Bath.'
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Object Details
| ID: | REL0098 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Relics |
| Type: | Leather case |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | French Revolutionary Wars, 1792-1802 |
| Vessels: | Wolverine fl.1798 [HMS] |
| Date made: | circa 1796; circa 1799 |
| People: | Mortlock, Lewis; Ward, Maria |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 30 mm x 105 mm x 75 mm |