Photograph frame made from H.M.S. 'Resolute'.

An oxford-style photograph frame. It is made from wood of HMS 'Resolute', probably when she was broken up in 1879. It is said to have originally contained a photograph of HMS 'Investigator'.

Object Details

ID: REL0562
Collection: Relics
Type: Photograph frame
Display location: Not on display
Events: Arctic Exploration: Franklin Search Expedition, McClintock, 1857-1859
Vessels: Resolute (purchased 1850)
Date made: circa 1879
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 23 mm x 395 mm x 430 mm
Parts: Photograph frame made from H.M.S. 'Resolute'.