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A relic of Sir John Franklin's last expedition 1845-48. A turned ebony box obtained from the Inuit at Repulse Bay in 1854 by the Rae Expedition.
The Inuit said they had obtained the material from a camp to the north west of the mouth of the Back River where a party of Europeans had died of starvation. The box is cylindrical in shape with a metal rim. The lid keys into the lower part. A round hole is drilled into the side of the lid, '12' is marked in ink on the base. The item is shown in the drawing by Edward Pulleyn (AAA3972). It was presented to Greenwich Hospital by the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, 2 December 1854.
The Inuit said they had obtained the material from a camp to the north west of the mouth of the Back River where a party of Europeans had died of starvation. The box is cylindrical in shape with a metal rim. The lid keys into the lower part. A round hole is drilled into the side of the lid, '12' is marked in ink on the base. The item is shown in the drawing by Edward Pulleyn (AAA3972). It was presented to Greenwich Hospital by the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, 2 December 1854.
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Object Details
| ID: | AAA2054 |
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| Collection: | Polar Equipment and Relics |
| Type: | Box |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Events: | Arctic Exploration: Franklin's Last Expedition, 1845-1848; Arctic Exploration: Dr John Rae, 1853-1854 |
| Date made: | circa 1845 |
| People: | Greenwich Hospital |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Greenwich Hospital Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 57 mm x 30 mm |
| Parts: | Box |