Object Number: TD4969

Collection: Social History

Object Name: tin (storage)

Description: 'The Princess Mary 1914 Christmas Gift'. Gold coloured rectangular tin in brass alloy. Hinged lid. The surface of the lid depicts the head of Princess Mary in the centre, surmounted by a laurel wreath and flanked on either side by the 'M' monogram. At the top, a decorative cartouche contains the words 'Imperium Britannicum' with a sword and scabbard either side. On the lower edge, another cartouche contains the words 'Christmas 1914', which is flanked by the bows of battleships forging through a heavy sea. In the corners, small roundels house the names of the Allies; Belgium, Japan, Montenegro and Serbia; France and Russia are at the edges, each superimposed on three furled flags or standards.