BOX, circular, with lid, ship relic, HMS Hecla (1815)

CH1970.569

Circular wooden box with flat base and tightly fitting lid. Circular carved detail to lid. Circular paper label adhered to lid with handwriting in ink; 'H.M.S./ Hecla'. Paper label adhered to inner base with handwriting in ink; 'Part of H.M'. Hecla/ Captain Sir W. Edw Parry, Arctic Explorer./ Capt. Roe RN.'. Probably a relic made from the salvaged wood of the HMS Hecla (1815).

Department: 

History Department

Collection

History Collection

Collection Item Data

Accession Number: CH1970.569

Material

Wood0 - Whole
Paper0 - Whole
Ink/Paper0 - Whole

Measurement

diameter90mm
height20mm

 

 

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