- 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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