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Oak box made from H.M.S. 'Victory'
An oak box, with an interior of silver gilt. Inset in the lid is a gold disc with the monogram JIP at the centre and 'Quis prohibeat Sperare Meliora' in a ribbon forming a border. Inside the lid is the inscription: 'This box is formed from a splinter of the Victory commanded by Lord Viscount Nelson in the ever memorable Engagement off Trafalgar on the 21 Oct 1805 in which he fell!!!! but not untill his superior Nautical skill and most intrepid courage had completely overcome the combined fleets of France and Spain.'
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Object Details
| ID: | REL0609 |
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| Collection: | Relics |
| Type: | Box |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 |
| Vessels: | Victory (1765) |
| Date made: | 19th century |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 20 mm x 80 mm x 60 mm |