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Aberdeen Shipmaster Society Mortification Board
Aberdeen Shipmaster Society Mortification Board
Aberdeen Shipmaster Society Mortification Board
Aberdeen Shipmaster Society Mortification Board

Aberdeen Shipmaster Society Mortification Board

Manufacturer
Date1703 - 1801
Object NameBoard
Mediumwood, paper and gilt
ClassificationsMaritime History
Dimensions216.5 x 184 x 8cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1998 with assistance from the Heritage Lottery Fund, the National Fund for Acquisitions and with income from the Duthie bequest.
LocationOn Display - Aberdeen Maritime Museum
Object numberABDMS003437.1
About MeThis is the earliest of three boards painted for the Aberdeen Shipmaster Society, or as it was known at the time, 'The Seamen's Box'.

The Society was founded in 1598 with the aim of providing for families of seafarers who either died or were disabled as a result of their time at sea.

This board records the names of those who contributed money to the fund. These gifts were extremely generous given the equivalent buying power in today's money. For example the £100 gifted in 1703 would be worth £7,000 today and the £6,000 gifted in 1801 is equal to £200,000 today.

Aberdeen Shipmaster Society Mortification Board
Aberdeen Shipmaster Society Mortification Board
Aberdeen Shipmaster Society
1819-1892
Image Not Available for Aberdeen Shipmaster Society Mortification Board
Aberdeen Shipmaster Society Mortification Board
Aberdeen Shipmaster Society
1892 - 1957
Service Board Aberdeen R.N.L.I No.1 Lifeboat
Service Board Aberdeen R.N.L.I No.1 Lifeboat
R.N.L.I Aberdeen Station
1926 - 1937
Service Board Aberdeen R.N.L.I No.1 Lifeboat
Service Board Aberdeen R.N.L.I No.1 Lifeboat
R.N.L.I Aberdeen Station
1942 - 1951
Service Board Aberdeen R.N.L.I No.1 Lifeboat
Service Board Aberdeen R.N.L.I No.1 Lifeboat
R.N.L.I Aberdeen Station
1951 - 1956
Service Board Aberdeen R.N.L.I No.1 Lifeboat
Service Board Aberdeen R.N.L.I No.1 Lifeboat
R.N.L.I Aberdeen Station
1957 - 1959
Service Board Aberdeen R.N.L.I No.1 Lifeboat
Service Board Aberdeen R.N.L.I No.1 Lifeboat
R.N.L.I Aberdeen Station
1937 - 1942
Service Board Aberdeen R.N.L.I No.2 Lifeboat
Service Board Aberdeen R.N.L.I No.2 Lifeboat
R.N.L.I Aberdeen Station
1925 - 1947
Image Not Available for 3 Mortification Boards Of Shipmaster Society-Photographs
3 Mortification Boards Of Shipmaster Society-Photographs
Aberdeen Shipmaster Society
1703 - 1957
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Capt Manby's Life-Saving Apparatus
Early 19th Century
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Capt Manby's Life-Saving Aparatus
Early 19th Century
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King Mortar
1807
Image Not Available for Service Board Aberdeen R.N.L.I No.1 Lifeboat
Service Board Aberdeen R.N.L.I No.1 Lifeboat
R.N.L.I Aberdeen Station
1959 - 1964
Image Not Available for Service Board Aberdeen R.N.L.I No.1 Lifeboat
Service Board Aberdeen R.N.L.I No.1 Lifeboat
R.N.L.I Aberdeen Station
1964 - 1971
Image Not Available for Service Board Aberdeen R.N.L.I No.1 Lifeboat
Service Board Aberdeen R.N.L.I No.1 Lifeboat
R.N.L.I Aberdeen Station
1972 - 1980
Image Not Available for Service Board Aberdeen R.N.L.I No.1 Lifeboat
Service Board Aberdeen R.N.L.I No.1 Lifeboat
R.N.L.I Aberdeen Station
1981 - 1991
Image Not Available for Service Board Aberdeen R.N.L.I No.1 Lifeboat
Service Board Aberdeen R.N.L.I No.1 Lifeboat
R.N.L.I Aberdeen Station
1991 - 1993
Certificate Of Merit For R.N.L.I. Essay Competition Awarded To James Mcintosh Of St Clement St. School
Certificate Of Merit For R.N.L.I. Essay Competition Awarded To James Mcintosh Of St Clement St. School
1931
Binoculars gifted by the President of the United States to Thomas Watson master of the "Lord Talbot"
Binoculars gifted by the President of the United States to Thomas Watson master of the "Lord Talbot"
Lord Talbot
1932
Binoculars
Binoculars
Lord Talbot
1932
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Norwegian Foghorn
early 20th century
Norwegian Foghorn
Norwegian Foghorn
early 20th century
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Barometer & Thermometer
Image Not Available for William Wallace Banner
William Wallace Banner
29-Jun-1888