Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID |
RLC2006.1417 |
Object Name |
box, Princess Mary |
Description |
Princess Mary Gift Box Christmas 1914, containing an opened packet of cigarettes and a sealed packet of tobacco. The surface of the lid depicts the head of Princess Mary in the centre, surrounded by a laurel wreath and flanked on either side by the 'M' monogram. At the top, a decorative cartouche contains the words 'Imperium Britannicum' with a sword and scabbard either side. On the lower edge, another cartouche contains the words 'Christmas 1914', which is flanked by the bows of battleships forging through a heavy sea. In the corners, small roundels house the names of the Allies: Belgium, Japan, Montenegro and Servia; France and Russia are at the edges, each superimposed on three furled flags or standards. |
Date |
1914 |
Collection |
Royal Army Service Corps/Royal Corps of Transport |
Year Range from |
1914 |