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Garrard & Co. Ltd: 112 Regent Street, London W 1

Silver model of HMY Britannia hallmark 1972-3

Silver, mahogany | 16.0 x 44.8 x 9.4 cm (whole object) | RCIN 60050

Description

A silver model of the Royal Yacht Britannia, on a rectangular base, chased to simulate the sea, attached to a rectangular, mahogany plinth.

Provenance

Presented to Queen Elizabeth II by Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 71 Fenchurch Street, City of London, 1972.
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Garrard & Co. Ltd: 112 Regent Street, London W 1
(goldsmith)

Search the collection Great Britain
(nationality)

Acquirer(s)

Search the collection View the person page Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1926-2022)

Subject(s)

Search the collection HMY Britannia (XI) (royal yacht, launched 1953; decommissioned 1997)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Silver, mahogany

silver, mahogany, glass (material)

chased

Measurements

16.0 x 44.8 x 9.4 cm (whole object)
Groupings
Category
Metalwork
Object type(s)
vehicles
watercraft
boats
visual works
models
Subject(s)
Geography
Physiography
Oceans
Sea
Science, Medicine and Technology
Engineering & Technology
Vessels (marine)
References

Alternative title(s)

Royal Yacht Britannia (launched 1953)
Places

Place of Production

City of London [London]

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