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Wooden box
Box made of the wood of the ship of the line 'Royal George', which sank at Spithead in 1782. It has an irregular, worm-eaten base and a wooden hinge on the lid. A copper plaque on the lid is inscribed: 'ROYAL GEORGE sunk 1782.'
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Object Details
| ID: | REL0383 |
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| Collection: | Relics |
| Type: | Box |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Royal George (1756) |
| Date made: | ca.1840 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 102 mm x 53 mm x 25 mm |