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tea-service

human history
  • Other Name

    silver tea-service given to W Cruikshank on his marriage to Amy Graham (daughter of Robert Graham), August 13th 1875

  • Description

    tea-service

    given to W Cruikshank on his marriage, August 13th 1875

    Made from silver.

    An engraved inscription: PRESENTED TO WILLIAM CRUIKSHANK BY HIS NAPIER FRIENDS ON THE OCCASSION OF HIS MARRIAGE, AUGUST 13TH, 1875

    engraved crests and mottos front and back :NE OUBLIE and :CAVENDO TUTUS

  • Associated Place

    Napier/Hawkes Bay/New Zealand

  • Accession Number
    1971.1
  • Accession Date
    1971
  • Other Id

    col.2666 (colonial)

    col.2667 (colonial)

    col.2668 (colonial)

    col.2669 (colonial)

  • Department

    History

    Social History

Images and documents

    Artefact

    • Credit Line
      Collection of Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, 1971.1, col.2666, col.2667, col.2668, col.2669
    • Date
      Circa 1875
    • Associated Notes

      silver tea-service given to W Cruikshank by his Napier friends on the occasion of his marriage to Amy Graham on August 13th 1875

      markings: engraved: PRESENTED TO WILLIAM CRUIKSHANK BY HIS NAPIER FRIENDS ON THE OCCASION OF HIS MARRIAGE, AUGUST 13TH 1875"

      William Cruikshank of Napier married Amy Graham (born 1853), daughter of Robert Graham of Auckland. The service features the mottos and crests of the Graham and Cruikshank families

      "NE OUBLIE" with an eagle killing a heron is the motto and crest of the Duke of Montrose, head of the Graham family while "CAVENDO TUTUS" with an armoured hand holding a dagger is the crest of the Cruikshank family of Langley Park.

    • Associated Place

      Napier/Hawkes Bay/New Zealand

    • Associated Date
      13 Aug 1875
    • Signature/marks

      CAVENDO TUTUS

      NE OUBLIE

      PRESENTED TO WILLIAM CRUIKSHANK BY HIS NAPIER FRIENDS ON THE OCCASSION OF HIS MARRIAGE, AUGUST 13TH, 1875

    • Media/Materials

      sterling silver/silver alloy/nonferrous metal/metal/inorganic material

    • Subject Category

      weddings/celebrations

    • Last Update
      15 May 2023
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