• Title
  Waistcoat of Tahiti cloth (tapa) for Captain Cook to wear at court, had he returned from his third voyage, ca. 1779 / embroidered by Mrs Cook
• Creator
  Elizabeth Cook, 1742-1835
• Call number
  R 198
  
• Level of description
  fonds
• Date
  
  ca. 1779
• Type of material
  Graphic Materials, Objects
• Reference code
  421794
• Issue Copy
  Digitised
• Physical Description
  Objects - 2 embroidered pieces of Tahitian tapa cloth - 107 x 59 cm. & 107 x 60 cm. at widest points - The coat is not finished and is stained in places
  
• Access Conditions
  
  Access via appointment
• General note
  
  This item has been digitised as part of the Nelson Meers Foundation Benefaction, 2002
  Digital order no:Album ID : 823903
• Subject
  Cook, James, 1728-1779.
  
• Topic
  coats
  embroidery
  fabrics
  waistcoats
  
• Exhibited in
  
  Possessed : an exhibition of treasures - State Library of New South Wales (4 March - 29 June, 1997)
  Nelson Meers Foundation Heritage Collection - State Library of New South Wales (Jan-June 2003)
  James Cook & the exploration of the Pacific - Kunst und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (August, 2009 - April, 2010)
  Cook & Omai : the cult of the South Seas - National Library of Australia (February 2001 - June 2001)

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