• Title
  Oriental box said to have been the first present made by Captain Cook to the lady he married, Elizabeth Cook.
• Call number
  LR 28
  
• Level of description
  fonds
• Date
  
  Possibly 1760s
• Type of material
  Graphic Materials, Objects
• Reference code
  457970
• Issue Copy
  Digitised
• Physical Description
  Objects - 1 wooden box hinged at back with curved lid and metal handles (possibly brass) at each end. Is painted black with red and gold Oriental designs and has an ornate metal lock at the front, gold in colour. - 14.8 x 34.2 x 25.9 cm
  
• Copying Conditions
  Out of copyright:
  Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
• General note
  
  After a very brief courtship James Cook married Elizabth Batts in December 1762
  Digital order no:Album ID : 1054939
• Subject
  Cook, Elizabeth, 1742-1835.
  Cook, James, 1728-1779.
  
• Topic
  boxes & cases
  souvenirs
  
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE3243494

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