NAVAL INTEREST. A TREEN OAK SNUFF SHOE MADE FROM THE WRECK OF HMS ROYAL GEORGE

NAVAL INTEREST. A TREEN OAK SNUFF SHOE MADE FROM THE WRECK OF HMS ROYAL GEORGE

MID-19TH CENTURY

with brass tack inlay inscribed 'Royal George Sunk 1782', the sliding cover inscribed 'Love'

10.2cm long

Catalogue Note

HMS Royal George was a first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. She was the largest warship in the world at the time of her launch in 1756. Royal George sank in 1782 whilst anchored at Spithead, Portsmouth during maintenance. More than 800 people died, making it one of the most deadly maritime disasters in British territorial waters. She was raised c.1840-1843.