Launching casket

Launching casket formed of a stained dark, wooden box decorated with light-coloured wooden inlay. On the top of the lid is an inlaid monogram with decoration. There are inlaid, rectangular borders on the lid and each side of the base. The inside of the lid is lined with ruched blue silk and the base is lined with dark blue velvet, which is incomplete on the bottom. On the base of the box is a rectangle with blue felt.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0233.1
Type: Launching casket
Display location: Not on display
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 108 mm x 343 mm x 193 mm
Parts: Launching casket