Box lid

A round wooden box with a lid engraved: 'PART OF THE TIMBERS OF THE NORTHUMBERLAND IN WHICH SIR GEORGE COCKBURN CONVEYED NAPOLEON BONAPARTE TO ST. HELENA AD 1815'.

Object Details

ID: REL0554.1
Type: Box lid
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: 19th century
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Diameter: 122 mm;Overall: 26 mm
Parts: Round box with lid made from H.M.S. 'Northumberland' (Box)