Plate chest

Plate chest belonging to Sir John Franklin (1786-1847) with a brass plaque on the front inscribed: 'Capt. Sir John Franklin No.2'. Oak, iron bound chest, with a pine base and two iron handles at either end. It has a pine base and a Bramah-type lock.

Object Details

ID: AAA3739
Type: Plate chest
Display location: Not on display
Creator: E. Lamb & Co
Credit: On loan to the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, from the Hopton Hall Derbyshire Collection. Kindly lent by the Gell Muniment Trustees
Measurements: Overall: 686 mm x 914 mm x 610 mm