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Gold snuff box Long Caption: 'Gold box contained presented to Captain, later Admiral Sir Charles Elkins (1768-1855) after the Bombardment of Algiers, 1816. Rectangular gold box with rounded corners. The plain hinged lid is engraved 'ALGIERS' on a ribbon scroll above a star and crescent, the whole encircled by an oval laurel garland. There is a narrow thumb-piece at the front. Credit line: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: PLT0046 Artist: Alexander James Strachan Date: 1816-17 Medium: gold Size: Overall: 18 x 45 x 70 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.