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Canteen Long Caption: A relic of Sir John Franklin's last expedition 1845-1848. A cylindrical wooden canteen found in an Inuit cache at Cape Maria Louisa by the Schwatka Search Expedition 1878-1879. The canteen has a flat circular piece of wood front and back and staves round the side. The staves are secured by iron hoops joined by two iron rods. There is a hole in the side with the bung missing and traces of blue paint on the external surfaces. One side is carved 'GR' with the broad arrow and the other side is painted 'No 6'. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: AAA2271 Artist: unknown Date: before 1830 Medium: iron; wood Size: 102 mm x 180 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.