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H.M.S. 'Duke of Wellington' stancheon
Round wooden column pedestal (stancheon) with square plinth at the top and bottom. A brass plate is attached inscribed: 'Evelyn, Duchess of Wellington, from the Duke of Wellington. The first screw man of war 131 guns 1852-1902'. This is presumable Evelyn, Dowager Duchess of Wellington (1855-1939). Her husband, the 3rd Duke died in 1900 and was succeeded by his brother, Arthur Charles Wellesley, 4th Duke of Wellington (1849-1934).
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Object details
| ID: | REL0500 |
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| Collection: | Relics |
| Type: | Stancheon |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Duke of Wellington (1852) |
| Date made: | 1852 |
| People: | Wellesley, Evelyn Katrine Gwenfra |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 1375 mm x 615 mm x 605 mm x 61 kg |