Wooden and leather writing case, 1854 (c)
case, writing, case, writing
Accession Number
NAM.1968-12-23-1
Description
Writing case, 1854 (c). Wooden box covered in brown leather. Hinged lid which is secured by a leather strap coming from the front bottom and fastening by a brass lock. Inside are six compartments separated by wooden dividers; several ink stains inside. The remains of a label reveal that the writing case was used by Hospital Sergeant Frederick Newman of the 97th (Earl of Ulster’s) Regiment of Foot, en route to the Crimea and after he arrived there.
Campaigns
Crimean War (1854-1856)
People