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Turban shell
Turban shell engraved with a picture of a steam vessel, captioned: ‘Steam ship Leviathan. Designed by I.K. Brunel Esqr. F.R.S. Built by I.J. Russel Esq. Launch 31 Jany. 1856. Tonnage 24000 tons, Power 2600 horses, Length 690 feet, depth 60 ft.’ The turban shell is green and has had the outer surface polished to reveal the mother-of-pearl.
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0475 |
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| Type: | Turban shell |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Great Eastern (1858) |
| Date made: | After 1856 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 90 mm x 140 mm x 130 mm |