Brass Gift Box

Object/Artifact

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Royal Montreal Regiment Museum

Name/Title

Brass Gift Box

Entry/Object ID

2002.52.01

Description

Embossed brass box from the Princess Mary Gift Fund 1914 which contained a number of gifts and was distributed with an accompanying card to all soldiers of the armed forces of the British Empire on Christmas day 1914, during World War I.

Made/Created

Date made

1914 - 1914

Notes

Date: December 1914

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Ceremonial Artifact

Class

Communication Artifacts

Research Notes

Notes

Princess Mary, aged 17 yrs. at the time, organized the raising of public funds to provide these small gift boxes to every soldier and sailor in the armed forces of the British Empire. Officers boxes were made of silver and of brass for all others. They were typically filled with tobacco, cigarettes, a lighter, and the gift card.