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Tea caddy
Tea caddy said to be made of the wood of Spanish prize 'Santissima Trinidad'. The box has canted corners with a plaque and handle on the lid. It has a lock and key. The interior has a cut glass bowl in the centre section with a foil-lined tea caddy with a fitted lid on either side. Inscription: 'This is part of the Santissima Trinidada. Four-decker taken the memorable 21 Octr 1805. Captain Stockham commanded HMS Thunderer on that day.' The 'Santisima Trinidad' in fact sank in the storm on the 22 October 1805.
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Object Details
| ID: | REL0568 |
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| Collection: | Relics |
| Type: | Tea caddy |
| Display location: | Display - Traders Gallery |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 |
| Vessels: | Nuestra Signora de la Santisima Trinidad 1768 (Spanish) |
| Date made: | Early 19th century |
| Exhibition: | Traders: The East India Company and Asia |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 6 1/2 in x 12 13/16 in x 6 11/16 in |
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