H.M.S. 'Eurydice' memorial card

Printed and embossed memorial card with black borders. The insciption is flanked by two angels, one holding an hour glass, the other a palm branch, a winged cherub's head and palm branches above. Inscription: 'In Memory of the / OFFICERS AND CREW / of / H.M.S. EURYDICE, / who were drowned at Sea (over 300) through / the sinking of the Ship, in a Sudden / Squall off the Isle of Wight, / on / Sunday Afternoon, March 24th, 1878. / "In the midst of Life we are in Death."

Object Details

ID: REL0503
Collection: Relics
Type: Memorial card
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Eurydice (1843)
Date made: 1878
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 125 mm x 85 mm