Wooden box from H.M.S. 'Collingwood'

Circular wooden box made from a decorated wood block from a capstan of H.M.S. 'Collingwood' 1841. Fitted lid with turned design. Inside is a pen drawing of the hull and 'Collingwood of 80 guns' followed by dimensions and 'In memory of Admiral Collingwood.'

Object Details

ID: REL0498
Collection: Relics
Type: Box
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Collingwood (1841)
Date made: 1841
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Diameter: 99 mm;Overall: 30 mm
Parts: Wooden box from H.M.S. 'Collingwood'