• Title
  Mahogany cutlery box containing knives and forks believed to have been the property of Captain Cook
• Creator
  James Cook, 1728-1779
• Call number
  SAFE/R 531
  Status: On display. Objects Gallery. Case 3, Shelf 55
  
• Level of description
  fonds
• Date
  
  No date
• Type of material
  Objects
• Reference code
  889108
• Issue Copy
  Digitised
• Physical Description
  1 box - mahogany with gilt handles, hinges and lock - irregular, 34.5 x 23.7 x 23.2 cm
  
• Scope and Content
  The box contains 6 table and 6 dessert knives, 6 table and 6 dessert forks, 1 carving knife and 1 carving fork. All the cutlery is metal, with ebony handles and silver mounts.
• Access Conditions
  
  Access via appointment
• Copying Conditions
  Out of copyright:
  Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
• Finding Aids
  Research notes available in Mitchell Library Reading Room , PXn 446 -
• Description source
  
  Information transferred from pictures card catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2009-2010
• General note
  
  Notes on the cutlery are filed at PXn 446
  
  Copy Print : R 531 available on open access in the Mitchell Library Reading Room
  Digital order no:Album ID : 1054478
• Subject
  Forks.
  Cook, James, 1728-1779.
  Cutlery.
  Wooden boxes.
  
• Topic
  knives
  
• Exhibited in
  
  Learning Services Program display 2014-2015 - State Library of New South Wales (1 January, 2014 - 1 January, 2015)
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE157168

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