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Tobacco box
A round tobacco box, made of embossed sheet brass. On the lid, a profile portrait of George III facing left, surrounded by beading. The lid is inscribed: 'GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA REX'. It is signed below the truncation 'M. & P.' There is a key pattern on the sides. On the base: 'GEORGE III WAS BORN JUNE 4 1738. ASCENDED THE BRITISH THRONE OCTR. 25 1760. THE GRAND NATIONAL JUBILEE CELEBRATED 25 OCTR 1809. LONG LIVE THE KING.'
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0306 |
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| Type: | Tobacco box |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Pingo, Lewis; Marchant, Nathaniel |
| Date made: | 1809 |
| People: | King George III; King George III |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund. |
| Measurements: | Overall: 22 mm x 56 mm |
| Parts: | Tobacco box |