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Title:
Silver salver
Object name(s):
salver; salver
Brief description:
Silver salver, presented to Sir Francis Petit Smith. Petit Smith's screw propeller convinced Isambard Kingdom Brunel to change the S.S. 'Great Britain' to screw propulsion.
Collection:
Science Museum Group
Associated concept:
salver
Associated person:
Francis Petit Smith
Person's association:
association
Credit line:
Smith, Sir Francis Petit
Material:
silver (metal)
Object name:
salver; salver
Object production date:
Date - earliest / single:
1853
Date - latest:
1863
Object production date:
Date - earliest / single:
1858
Date - latest:
1858
Object production place:
England, United Kingdom
Other number:
1871-6/2
Other number type:
accession number
Other number:
N1332
Responsible department/section:
SCM - Marine Engines

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/1865bb3e-664c-3a14-a4a2-e8f1a6a82065

Use licence for this record: CC BY

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/1865bb3e-664c-3a14-a4a2-e8f1a6a82065, Science Museum Group, CC BY

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