Box

Box belonging to Captain Samuel Enderby (1789-1873). Wooden box with a lockable hinged lid. It has an inlaid key hole and brass handles at either end. Contains scraps of cotton thread on paper strips and coloured silks wound on a sliver of wood. Scratched on the base: 'S. Enderby Defence 1805'.

Object Details

ID: AAA3394
Type: Box
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Defence (1763)
People: (1789-1873), Executors of the Estate of Samuel Enderby
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 152 mm x 184 mm x 203 mm
Parts: Box