Box
Possibly the base of a tobacco box. It is ginger-brown coloured and moulded with applied reliefs showing a naval officer in a cocked hat seated in Neptune's shell chariot drawn by sea horses. He holds a trident, and a female figure holds a laurel wreath above his head. Other reliefs show Britannia, Fame, Mercury and Amphitrite. There is moulded floral decoration around the rim.
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Object Details
ID: | AAA4474 |
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Collection: | Decorative art |
Type: | Box |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Unknown |
Date made: | Early 19th century |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund. |
Measurements: | Overall: 90 x 120 x 100 mm |
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