Princess Mary Gift Box

A brass tobacco tin with a portrait of Princess Mary (the only daughter of George V and Queen Mary) engraved on the lid along with a gilted border that states the names of the countries fighting with Britain in the First World War. The tin containing a packet of unopened tobacco and a Christmas card.

Object Details

ID: AAB0381
Collection: Relics
Type: Princess Mary Gift Box
Display location: Display - Forgotten Fighters
Events: World War I, 1914-1918
Date made: 1914
People: Princess Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: overall: 31 mm x 131 mm x 86 mm