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pot, coffee

human history
  • Other Name

    Sterling silver coffee pot "Presented to William Cruikshank by his Napier friends on the occasion of his marriage, August 13th 1875 (descriptive name)

  • Description

    Coffee pot. Part of a set given to William Cruikshank on his marriage on 13 August 1875. The coffee pot is made of sterling silver and is engraved on both sides. The crest on the left side is of the Scottish Clan Graham, and depicts a falcon killing a stork under the motto NE OUBLIE. On the right side is a crest of a hand holding a sword upright over the motto CAVENDO TUTUS. These crests are surrounded by oval borders and floral designs. The lid of the coffee pot is hinged.

  • Place
    Birmingham/West Midlands/England
  • Associated Place

    Napier/Hawkes Bay/New Zealand

  • Accession Number
    1971.1
  • Accession Date
    1971
  • Other Id

    col.2667 (colonial)

  • Department

    History

    Social History

pot, coffee, 1971.1, col.2667, © Auckland Museum CC BY

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  • pot, coffee, 1971.1, col.2667, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pot, coffee, 1971.1, col.2667, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pot, coffee, 1971.1, col.2667, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pot, coffee, 1971.1, col.2667, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pot, coffee, 1971.1, col.2667, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pot, coffee, 1971.1, col.2667, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pot, coffee, 1971.1, col.2667, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pot, coffee, 1971.1, col.2667, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pot, coffee, 1971.1, col.2667, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pot, coffee, 1971.1, col.2667, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pot, coffee, 1971.1, col.2667, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pot, coffee, 1971.1, col.2667, © Auckland Museum CC BY
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