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A silver dessert spoon said to have been taken by James Cook on his voyages
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[James Cook, R.N., F.R.S. (1728-1779)]
A silver dessert spoon said to have been taken by James Cook on his voyages
silver dessert spoon, old English pattern, hallmarked London 1750, maker’s initials "EJ", the handle engraved with the initials "JC", a later paper label with the spoon states: "Spoon used by Capt. James Cook, F.R.S. on voyages round the world. Passed down by descendants of Margaret Cook, his sister"
8in. (20.3cm.) long
A silver dessert spoon said to have been taken by James Cook on his voyages
silver dessert spoon, old English pattern, hallmarked London 1750, maker’s initials "EJ", the handle engraved with the initials "JC", a later paper label with the spoon states: "Spoon used by Capt. James Cook, F.R.S. on voyages round the world. Passed down by descendants of Margaret Cook, his sister"
8in. (20.3cm.) long
來源
Mrs James Fleck (1742-1804), Cook's sister, and thence by descent to James Cook Rimer (1848-1928) of Kelvin Grove, Newlands, Cape Town, her great-great-grandson, and thence by descent to his grandson Richard Anthony Cook Rimer (1938-1995); Sotheby's, London, 23 Nov. 2003, lot 211 (part).
出版
Some Lowveld Pioneers Lowveld 1820 Settlers Society, Pretoria, [nd], p.30.
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榮譽呈獻
Nicholas Lambourn