Diving bell model
(this object contains LEAD) Model of a diving bell used during the operations by Captain Thomas Dickinson, for the recovery of treasure from the wreck of the 'Thetis' (1817), a 46 gun frigate. One of a series of six models; see SLR0687, SLR0688, SLR0689, SLR0691 and SLR1806.
Object Details
ID: | SLR0690 |
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Collection: | Ship models |
Type: | Diving bell model |
Display location: | Display - Voyagers |
Vessels: | Thetis (1817) |
Date made: | circa 1831 |
Exhibition: | Voyagers |
People: | Dickinson, Thomas; Dickinson, Thomas |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Royal United Service Institution Collection |
Measurements: | Overall model: 88 x 78 x 90 mm |