H.M.S. 'Duke of Wellington' stancheon

Round wooden column pedestal (stancheon) with square plinth at the top and bottom. A brass plate is attached inscribed: 'Evelyn, Duchess of Wellington, from the Duke of Wellington. The first screw man of war 131 guns 1852-1902'. This is presumable Evelyn, Dowager Duchess of Wellington (1855-1939). Her husband, the 3rd Duke died in 1900 and was succeeded by his brother, Arthur Charles Wellesley, 4th Duke of Wellington (1849-1934).

Object Details

ID: REL0500
Collection: Relics
Type: Stancheon
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Duke of Wellington (1852)
Date made: 1852
People: Wellesley, Evelyn Katrine Gwenfra
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 1375 mm x 615 mm x 605 mm x 61 kg