Napkin ring- SS Taroba
An electroplated napkin ring used by the British India Steamship Navigation Company ship SS 'Taroba'. Inscribed on the ring is the badge of the B.I.S.N.CO, consisting of the figure Britannia with a shield on the left side and a swallowtailed flag on the right side with a ship seen behind them. Inscribed on the ring are the words "B.I.A.S LD (British India Associated Steamship) SS 'TAROBA" along with the number '3'. The napkin ring is tarnished.
Object Details
| ID: | PLT0482 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Napkin ring |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Elkington & Co. Ltd |
| Places: | Bristol |
| Vessels: | Taroba (1888) |
| Date made: | 1886 |
| People: | British India Steam Navigation Company Limited; British India Steam Navigation Company Limited |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 25 mm |