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Silver commemoration cigarette box
Silver cigarette box, commemorating the Battleship HMS 'King George V' (1911), given to King George V (1865-1936) by his mother Queen Alexandra (1844-1925).
The silver box is rectangular with feet at the corners and has a hinged lid. The lid and all four sides are decorated with relief panels showing: HMS 'King George V' super dreadnought (top); ships of the Armada in action(front); Blake's ship 'St George' off Santa Cruz (back); Tudor Royal Standard as at the time of the Armada (the left side); contemporary Royal Standard (right side). The box has a boxwood lining with a removable wooden division.
The box was given to the NMM by Queen Mary after George V's death. Inside is a note on black-bordered notepaper with George V's monogram: 'This silver box was made by the celebrated jeweller and silversmith Carl Faberge in St Petersburgh and was given to King George V by Queen Alexandra - it is to be kept in the Museum at Greenwich. 1936'.
The silver box is rectangular with feet at the corners and has a hinged lid. The lid and all four sides are decorated with relief panels showing: HMS 'King George V' super dreadnought (top); ships of the Armada in action(front); Blake's ship 'St George' off Santa Cruz (back); Tudor Royal Standard as at the time of the Armada (the left side); contemporary Royal Standard (right side). The box has a boxwood lining with a removable wooden division.
The box was given to the NMM by Queen Mary after George V's death. Inside is a note on black-bordered notepaper with George V's monogram: 'This silver box was made by the celebrated jeweller and silversmith Carl Faberge in St Petersburgh and was given to King George V by Queen Alexandra - it is to be kept in the Museum at Greenwich. 1936'.
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Object Details
| ID: | PLT0217 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Cigarette box |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Fabergé, Peter Carl |
| Events: | Anglo-Spanish War: Spanish Armada, 1588 |
| Vessels: | St George 1622 (British navy); King George V (1911) |
| Date made: | 1911 |
| People: | Queen Alexandra, Consort of King-Emperor Edward VII; King George V |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 120 x 260 x 150 mm |
| Parts: | Silver commemoration cigarette box |