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Work box
Marquetry work box inlaid with Australian and New Zealand woods. The lid has an oval eight-pointed star/ compass rose at centre with border of chevrons, all in inlaid woods. Inside the lid the box has another star in a diamond surround and inlaid border. There is a fitted tray with a central purple-covered pin cushion and eleven lidded compartments with inlaid dot designs at the corners. Made by the ship's carpenter of HMS 'Corinth' for the wife of the master - Captain William Thomas Littler.
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Object Details
| ID: | AAA3393 |
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| Type: | Work box |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Corinth 1870 |
| Date made: | Late 19th century |
| People: | Littler, William Thomas |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 114 x 356 x 229 mm |
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