Blotter made from H.M.S. 'Victory'

A blotter covered in black leather. A panel of oak on the front, inset with a silver naval crown and an inscribed scroll. On scroll: 'PART OF THE FRAME OF HMS VICTORY.' Contains a newspaper cutting from the Morning Post dated October 22 1928 depicting HMS Victory. Also, an envelope which contains a handwritten note and a typed letter regarding the blotter.

Object Details

ID: REL0603
Collection: Relics
Type: blotter
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Victory (1765)
Date made: Before 1898
People: Ernest; Alberta
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 18 mm x 257 mm x 381 mm