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Round wooden box made from H.M.S. 'Victory'
Round wooden box with a gold shield-shaped plaque in the centre of the lid. It has gilt mounts and lining. The plaque on the lid inscribed: ' Made from a piece of the Knee in the Larboard Wing of the Victory against which Lord Nelson died.'
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Object Details
| ID: | REL0611 |
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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. Caird Fund. |
| Measurements: | Overall: 18 mm; Diameter: 80 mm |