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Dummy book made from H.M.S. 'Eurydice'
Block of wood carved to resemble a book. On the front is a carving of standards and a ship in a gale within an oval ropework border with anchors and tritons in the corners. On the back, a hulk on a calm sea bordered by laurel leaves, doves and anchors. On the spine: 'Eurydice'. On the back, a brass plaque: 'HMS Eurydice, foundered off the Isle of Wight, March 24th 1878. Recovered and brought into harbour, Septr 1st 1878.'
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Object Details
| ID: | REL0505 |
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| Collection: | Relics |
| Type: | Dummy book |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Eurydice (1843) |
| Date made: | 1878 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 30 mm x 210 mm x 145 mm |
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