Paperweight

Paperweight made of two pieces of glass sandwiched together. The top section has a mirror back with the badge of Indian naval ship "MYSORE". The item has a green fabric back. The item was made as a gift, issued when HMS 'Nigeria' 1939 was sold to the Indian Navy and recommissioned with the new name 'Mysore'.

Object Details

ID: GGG0561
Type: Paperweight
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Nigeria (1939); Mysore 1957 [Indian navy]
Date made: 1957
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 14 x 73 x 59 mm
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