Sea chest

Sea chest with sloping, dovetailed sides, the exterior painted black. The bottom boards are extended and rounded. It has a lock. Inside there is a till with a lid, another till which ran across the back is now missing. The carrying handles consist of cleats screwed on from inside, carved with two diamonds and a heart with wormed rope beckets. Pencil sketches of square-rigged ships are stuck inside the lid and covered with perspex.

Object Details

ID: AAA3328
Type: Sea chest
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 19C
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 914 x 406 x 438 mm