Leather bound Bible
Bible. Leather-bound. Handwritten ink label on spine: 'The gift of the Right Honourable Letitia Dowager Lady Russell 1722. to Elizabeth Horn who was rescued out of the Royal George, Spithead 1782, through a port hole. Given to me Captain and Mrs Collier 1896.' Printed label in the front: 'The gift of the Right Honourable Letitia Dowager Lady Russell, Annoq: Domini 1722.' Handwritten below: '19 Chapt 2 Kings / 39 Chapt Isaiah.'
Object Details
| ID: | REL0376 |
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| Collection: | Relics |
| Type: | Bible |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Royal George (1756) |
| Date made: | 1720 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 178 mm x 113 mm x 65 mm |