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Wooden cigar case
Cigar case made of the wood of the ship of the line 'Royal George', which sank at Spithead in 1782. The interior is divided into twelve compartments. A silver inset plaque is inscribed with the words: 'PART OF A BEAM FROM ROYAL GEORGE'. SUNK AT SPITHEAD 29th AUGST 1782. RECOVERED 1840.' Inscribed inside the case are the words: 'FROM AUSTIN FRYERS TO HIS FRIEND JEROME K. JEROME WITH BEST WISHES, 1888.'
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Object Details
| ID: | REL0388 |
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| Collection: | Relics |
| Type: | Cigar case |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Royal George (1756) |
| Date made: | circa 1840 |
| People: | Clery, William Edward; Jerome, Jerome K. |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 133 mm x 112 mm x 44 mm |
| Parts: | Wooden cigar case |