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Picture frame made from H.M.S. 'Resolute'
A glazed picture frame made from the timber of HMS 'Resolute'. The Hamilton crest is shown at the top. It is carved with flowers and foliage including roses and ferns. It contains a picture on wood on HMS 'Resolute'. A small flag in the botton right hand corner reads 'Hope. We waited'. There is a a handwritten letter stuck to the back of the frame.
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Object Details
| ID: | REL0563 |
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| 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: | 1879 |
| People: | Hamilton, Richard Vesey |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. |
| Measurements: | Overall: 395 mm x 305 mm x 15 mm |