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'They forged the last links with their lives': Sir John Franklin's men dying by their boat during the North-West Passage expedition. The original full title of this painting, under which it was first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1895,
1895
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. A badge, obverse and reverse similar. Within a garland in high relief, surrounded by a crown and band. Inscription: "Royal Mail Str Norham Castle". "Presented by Sir Donald Currie K.C.M.G.M.P. to R.G. Ferries, Apprentice Ship FASCADALE, G
1895
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. A printed cotton handkerchief commemorating the launch of HMS Powerful in 1895. Printed with a view of the ship and the inscription ‘A PRESENT FROM BARROW HMS POWERFUL BUILT BY THE N.C. & A.CO. BARROW-IN-FURNESS. Length 300 ft. Breadth 71&frac
1895
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. Calendar for the single year of 1895. The calendar is made from a disc of bronze. One side has a table with the months, days and number of the days with the makers information beneath it. One the reverse is information relating to the maker.
1895
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. Frock coat of 2nd Engineer, P&O Line
c. 1898
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. Ironstone china mess soup plate, white, printed in blue with a 'Blackberry Pattern' border. It shows scrolling blackberry briars, flowers, fruit and leaves, edged with rope. China of this pattern was used in Royal Naval Colleges at the beginin
1895
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. lines & profile
1895
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. Liquid compass. Bowl: Black painted brass, no filler plug, external expansion chamber at base. Verge glass has a brass mounting at centre to accommodate an azimuth instrument. Inside of bowl unpainted, carries one lubber line (black line on white grou
1895
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. profile
1895
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. Seating plan
1895
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1675. A deck watch numbered 1675, by Leonard Hall. It has a well-finished jewelled movement with the regulator scale marked ‘SLOW FAST’. The balance cock is finely engraved with a foliage design. The plate is inscribed ‘Leonard Hall LOUT
1895
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5504. A marine chronometer numbered 5504, by Victor Kullberg. It has a two-day full-plate movement with reverse fusee, and four pillars, all fixed with blued screws. The movement is marked with the broad arrow. The fusee, with stop-work and Harrison'
1895
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A French Frigate at Anchor c.1850. original art: drawing
1895
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Clipper Ship 'Blackadder' at sea with foremast and mainmast broken. Signed by the artist and dated. 'Blackadder' was a 917-ton iron-hulled clipper launched on 1 February 1870 by Maudslay, Sons & Field from their yard at Bay Wharf,
1895
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H.M.S. 'Prince George' launching block. Launching block. A grey-painted, horseshoe-shaped wooden block with a groove round the outside edge. It is inscribed in gilt lettering: 'SUCCESS TO THE PRINCE GEORGE'. HMS 'Prince George
1895
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HM Yacht at anchor. Medium includes graphite.; Signed by artist and dated.
1895
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Ice on the Medway. Signed by artist.; Exhibition: Portsmouth R N Museum 1981 Wyllie Exhibition.; Exhibition: Special Exhibition Gallery 1974.
1895
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India General Service Medal 1895-1901. Obverse: Short bust of Queen Victoria, crowned and veiled, with order (L) Legend: "VICTORIA REGINA ET IMPERATRIX". Reverse: A British soldier in a helmet and uniform, his right hand leaning on a rifle (L) a

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Martini. Martini rifle, half stocked with steel trigger guard and butt plate. Martini action. The barrel is made of steel with leaf rear sight and blade foresight on ramp. The calibre is 0.22in. Inscribed on the rifle is the following: 'WW GREENER MA
1895
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Medal commemorating the centenary of the London Missionary Society, 1895. Medal commemorating the centenary of the London Missionary Society, 1895. Obverse: Port quarter view of full-rigged merchant ship under plain sail. Legend: 'THE CENTENARY OF
1895
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Medal commemorating the centenary of the London Missionary Society. Medal commemorating the centenary of the London Missionary Society. Obverse: Port-quarter view of full-rigged merchant ship under plain sail. Legend: 'THE CENTENARY OF THE LONDON M
1895
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Medal commemorating the launch of HMS 'Powerful'. Medal commemorating the launch of HMS 'Powerful'. Obverse: Port broadside view of the vessel. Exergue: 'H. M. S. POWERFUL'. Reverse: Legend, 'H. M. S. POWERFUL LENGTH 500
1895
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Medal commemorating the Navy League. Medal commemorating the Navy League. Obverse: A naval crown superimposed on an anchor, crossed ensigns behind. Legend: 'THE NAVY LEAGUE.' Reverse: Inscription and legend, 'FOUNDED JANUARY 1895 . FIRST PR
1895
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Medal commemorating the opening of the Kiel canal, 1895. Medal commemorating the opening of the Kiel Canal, 1895. The obverse depicts Neptune seated on a rock with a trident in his left hand. In the distance behind Neptune is the entrance to the canal,
1895
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Medal commemorating the opening of the Kiel Canal, 1895. Medal commemorating the opening of the Kiel Canal, 1895. Obverse: Bust of Emperor William II of Germany in uniform and cocked hat (right). Legend: 'WILHELM II. DEUTSCHER KAISER'. Reverse:
1895
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Medal commemorating the opening of the Kiel Canal, 1895. Medal commemorating the opening of the Kiel Canal, 1895. Obverse: Bust of Emperor William II of Germany in uniform and order (left). 'WILHELM II DEUTSCHER KAISER'. Reverse: Starboard broad
1895
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Medal commemorating the opening of the Kiel Canal, 1895. Medal commemorating the opening of the Kiel Canal, 1895. Obverse: Bust of Emperor William II of Germany in uniform but hatless (right). Legend: 'ZUR ERRINERUNG A.D. ERÖFFNUNG. D. NORD-OSTS
1895
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Medal commemorating the opening of the Kiel Canal, 1895. Medal commemorating the opening of the Kiel Canal, 1895. Obverse: Bust of Emperor William II of Germany in uniform, helmet surmounted by an eagle, epaulettes and orders (left). Legend: 'WILHELM
1895
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Medal commemorating the opening of the Kiel Canal, 1895. Medal commemorating the opening of the Kiel Canal, 1895. Obverse: Busts of the Emperor William I, Frederick III and William II of Germany conjoined (right) within a band enclosing legend and laurel
1895
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Medal commemorating the opening of the Kiel Canal, 1895. Medal commemorating the opening of the Kiel Canal, 1895. Obverse: Busts of the three Emperors William I, above (right), Frederick III left (right) and William II right (left) in uniform and orders w
1895
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Medal commemorating the opening of the Kiel Canal, 1895. Medal commemorating the opening of the Kiel Canal, 1895. Obverse: Starboard-bow view of a three-masted merchant vessel under sail passing through a dock on the canal. Legend: 'ZUR ERÖFFNUN
1895
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Medal commemorating the SS 'Rotterdam' and the Kiel Canal. Medal commemorating the SS 'Rotterdam' and the Kiel Canal. Obverse: Port broadside view of the four-masted steamer 'Rotterdam' with a tug alongside; above, a semi-cir
1895
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Medal commemorating the University of Paris. Case for the medal commemorating the University of Paris.
1895
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Medal commemorating the University of Paris. Medal commemorating the University of Paris. Obverse: A seated figure, laureate, with right hand upraised left hand holding a book, on the left a woman in long dress and shawl standing writing, on the right a m
1895
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Medal commemorating the voyage of HMS 'Challenger' 1872-1876. Box for the medal commemorating the voyage of HMS 'Challenger' 1872-76.
1895
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Medal commemorating the voyage of HMS 'Challenger' 1872-1876. Medal commemorating the voyage of HMS 'Challenger' 1872-76. Obverse: A knight standing (left) points to a gauntlet he has thrown down; behind an upright trident from which u
1895
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Melrose. Medium includes bodycolour.
1895
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Men of War drying sails 1895. Signed by artist and dated.
1895
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Nelson in a crowded back street Soldiers holding people at bay Fishermen cheering and waving at Nelson. Print. An illustration of Nelson walking through a poor back street. Someone is with him trying to stop people accessing him. A fishmonger's tabl
1895
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New York Cup. Medium includes graphite.; Heightened with white.; Signed by artist.
1895
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New York Recorder Medal. Uniface badge: A life buoy superimposed on a foul anchor, a ribbon above Legend Obverse: "WILDFLOWER ELBE JAN. 30 1895". Inscription on ribbon: "NEW YORK RECORDER MEDAL". Inscription: "Britannia's dru
1895
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The Pool of London in the frost, 1895. The atmospheric picture shows a variety of small vessels trapped in the Pool of London during the frost of February 1895. Whilst trade did not come to a complete standstill the painting shows that the ice floes did i
1895
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Tower Bridge. A view looking west towards the Upper Pool and Tower Bridge, with the dome of St Paul's Cathedral visible in between the towers of the bridge. The bascules of Tower Bridge are raised to allow shipping to pass. In the right foreground, a
1895
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Tower Bridge. Medium includes graphite.
1895
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Tower Bridge. Signed by artist.
1895
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Union Line Norman 1895. Medium includes graphite.
1895
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Yacht Boy Harry YH370. Medium includes bodycolour.
1895
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Yachts Vigilant and Valkrie Oct 1893. Print
1895
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. Recording apparatus for a magnetograph. A pendulum rod and a weight are marked AST0746.1-2. They can be found via the Whole/Part toggle.
Between 1895 and 1920
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. sheer
18 Jan 1895
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Medal commemorating the 150th anniversary of the capture of Louisbourg, 1895. Medal commemorating the 150th anniversary of the capture of Louisbourg, 1895. Obverse: Busts conjoined, inscribed, of Admiral Peter Warren (1703-1752) (left) and Sir William Pep
1895
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The Medway below Chatham Dockyard. Signed by artist. The Medway frozen over below Chatham, 1895
Feb 1895
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Ice in the River Thames off Gravesend, 1895. The River Thames at Gravesend during the prolonged frost in February 1895. A view looking upriver from the promenade showing the foreshore covered in lumps of ice with Custom House Pier and Royal Terrace Pier
16 February 1895
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'Warrior' (1860). Scale 1:48 and 1:24. A plan showing the arrangement of the steam-driven steering machinery on the main deck of the broadside ironclad 'Warrior' (1860). Signed by L. G. Davies [Chief Constructor, Portsmouth Dockyard f
17/19 April 1895
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'Warrior' (1860). Scale 1:48. A plan showing a partial profile of the broadside ironclad 'Warrior' (1860), illustrating the full arrangement of the steam-driven steering machinery. Signed by L. G. Davies [Chief Constructor, Portsmouth
17/19 April 1895
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Review July 1895. Heightened with white.; Signed by artist.
20 Jul 1895
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