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 contains a pack of tobacco, cigarettes and a Christmas Card.

Object Details

ID: AAB0383
Collection: Relics
Type: Tobacco tin
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Events: World War I, 1914-1918
Date made: 1914
People: Princess Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood; Moloney, John Edmund
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 30 mm x 130 mm x 86 mm
Parts: Princess Mary Gift Box