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Watch stand
A watch stand made in bone by prisoners of war confined in Norman Cross Barracks during the Napoleonic Wars. Many of these men were French seamen, but the prison also held other nationalities. Four pillars support a semicircular arch with a pierced screen decorated with two pairs of birds and a crown. This contains a compartment for a watch. The item stands on a rectangular wooden base, with bone posts at the corners joined by pierced bone screens.
Presented to the museum by HM Queen Mary in 1934.
Presented to the museum by HM Queen Mary in 1934.
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Object Details
| ID: | AAA0004 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Watch stand |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | France: Armed Forces; French Armed forces |
| Date made: | 1811 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 200 mm x 150 mm x 96 mm |
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