Tobacco box base

A round tobacco box, made of embossed sheet brass. There is a key pattern on the sides. On the base is the inscription: 'GEORGE III WAS BORN JUNE 4 1738. ASCENDED THE BRITISH THRONE OCTR. 25 1760. THE GRAND NATIONAL JUBILEE CELEBRATED 25 OCTR 1809. LONG LIVE THE KING.'

Object Details

ID: OBJ0306.1
Type: Tobacco box base
Display location: Not on display
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund.
Measurements: Diameter: 53 mm;Overall: 24 mm
Parts: Tobacco box