Item 02: HMS Herald tablespoon and table fork engraved with Coat of Arms and motto "Honi soit qui ma...
Item 02: HMS Herald tablespoon and table fork engraved with Coat of Arms and motto "Honi soit qui ma...
Item 02: HMS Herald tablespoon and table fork engraved with Coat of Arms and motto "Honi soit qui mal y pense", 1824-1825 / by Daniel Pontifex, silversmith
About this item
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Date
1824-1825
Call Numbers
R 1042 , Status: On display - The Collectors’ Gallery, Case 1, Shelf 23
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Reference Code
Formats
Physical Description
Contents
1 tablespoon - 22.2 cm long - silver
1 table fork - 20.5 cm long - silver
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Silver tablespoon and table fork (possibly presentation cutlery), plain shell pattern, engraved with Coat of Arms and motto "Honi soit qui mal y pense", 1824-1825 and engraved with "HMS Herald" on back of stems.
The pieces are hallmarked by Daniel Pontifex: from left to right the King's head (George IV) indicates excise duty has been paid;...
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Full title
Item 02: HMS Herald tablespoon and table fork engraved with Coat of Arms and motto "Honi soit qui mal y pense", 1824-1825 / by Daniel Pontifex, silversmith
Notes
General note
Digital order no:Album ID : 971128...
Contextual Information
Administrative / Biographical history
HMS Herald carried out a surveying expedition to the Pacific from 1852-1858 which also included resettling the Pitcairn Islanders to Norfolk Island.
The Herald and its consort, the paddle steamer Torch visited Port Jackson several times during this period arriving first in July 1853, returning in 1854, April 1855, 1857 and from October 1859 unti...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
R 1042 , Status: On display - The Collectors’ Gallery, Case 1, Shelf 23
Record Identifier
9Bv70709
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9Bv70709
Other Identifiers
Reference code
872564
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