Circular wooden box made of wood from 'Royal George'

A circular wooden box with a lid and a letter inside. The box made from wood retrieved from the wreck of the ship of the line 'Royal George', which sank at Spithead in 1782. The bottom of the box has a dark stain.

Object Details

ID: REL0384
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: 22 mm x 22 mm; Diameter: 114 mm
Parts: Circular wooden box made of wood from 'Royal George'