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Ship carving
Ship carving (from top of stern), possibly from HMS 'Beagle'. In the centre an escutcheon bearing a dog, a winged cherub's head above, supported at the sides by cherubs holding festoons of flowers. At the ends, cherubs blowing horns, seated on hippocampi. Some of the figures are also finished on the back. Part of a collection of material belonging to Rear Admiral John Lort Stokes (1811-1885).
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Object Details
| ID: | REL0211 |
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| Collection: | Relics |
| Type: | Carving |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Beagle (1820) |
| Date made: | circa 1820 |
| People: | Stokes, John Lort |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund. |
| Measurements: | Overall: 38 mm x 298 mm x 235 mm |
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