A TURNED TREEN SNUFF BOX MADE FROM SAN JOSEF TIMBER, 19TH-CENTURY
the lid with manuscript paper label reading A Piece Of The Wing Transom Of H.M. Ship, San Josef. Captured By Nelson In The Battle Of Cape St Vincent, February 14th 1797. -- 3¼in. (9.5cm.) diam

The 112-gun San Josef was the vessel captured as a result of Nelson's celebrated "patent bridge" - using the captured 80-gun San Nicolas which was entangled with San Josef. San Josef was broken up at Devonport in 1849 with surprisingly little treen seen on the market.

Condition Report
Both halves in good overall condition.

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