[Silver coffee pot] Presented to Major Mitchell on his discovery of Australia Felix in 1836

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[Silver coffee pot] Presented to Major Mitchell on his discovery of Australia Felix in 1836

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[Silver coffee pot] Presented to Major Mitchell on his discovery of Australia Felix in 1836

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Full title

[Silver coffee pot] Presented to Major Mitchell on his discovery of Australia Felix in 1836

Date

1833

Call Numbers

SAFE/R 180

Record Identifier

93QVAQx1

Reference Code

447127

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Pictures and Objects

Physical Description

Contents

Objects - 25 cm. (high) x 26 cm. (tip of spout to opposite extremity of handle) x 17 cm. (wide) - Elaborately worked with floral designs. Handle is trimmed with two rings of ivory. Lid is hinged. Crest on right side portrays a male bust, bearded, with scroll above reading "SPE EXPECTO"; on left side...

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Fonds

Access and use

Copying Conditions

Out of copyright

Issue Copy

Digitised

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Alternative Titles

Full title

[Silver coffee pot] Presented to Major Mitchell on his discovery of Australia Felix in 1836

Notes

General note

Digital order no:Album ID : 866575...

Signature / Inscriptions

Title from dedication engraved around upper half
"By the Earl of Clarendon / H. Hare / January, 1839" -- engraved at centre of lower right side
"W. Robertson / T. Southey & Co. / D. Meehan & Co."; "Brown & Co. / E. Norris, Asiatic Society / Gilbert Bolden" -- engraved around lower right side
"Messrs. Wrights & Co. / Ogilvie / F. Boucher";...