box; "Charlotte Dundas"

Description
A small shallow circular wooden box having concentric grooves in the top of the lid and a paper inlay with a handwritten ink label "This BOX/ is manufactured/ from a piece of wood/ which belonged to the/ "CHARLOTTE DUNDAS"/ the first Practical Steamboat/ built at Grangemouth/-1801-/Wm Symington/ Engineer". Varnished on the outside with a slight mark on the lid.
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Signature & date
writing:label:"This BOX/ is manufactured/ from a piece of wood/ which belonged to the/ "CHARLOTTE DUNDAS"/ the first Practical Steamboat/ built at Grangemouth/-1801-/Wm Symington/ Engineer"
Associated date
1801
Associated person
Measurement type, part and reading
Dimensions:0 - Whole:Dia 8cm (Dia 3 1/8")
Dimensions:0 - Whole:H 2cm (H 13/16")
Accession number
2010-007-001

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