421286
- TitleSeries 04: Realia relating to Sydney King and Philip Gidley King, ca 1800-1838
- Call numberR 927
Status: On display. Objects Gallery. Case 1, Shelf 22. Applies to R 927/Item 3 - Level of descriptionseries
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n.d., 1829, 1838 - Type of material
- Reference code421286
- Physical Description1 snuff box - wood
1 medal - silver
1 name plate - brass - Scope and Content1. Snuff box with silver inset of Cathedral which reads: 'Burnt Feb 2nd 1829' [Probably depicts York Minster, said to be made of the wood from the altar]
2. Medal presented for lifesaving to 'Lieut. Sydney King voted 15 Aug 1838' (stamped on rim). 'Let not the deep swallow me up' (front) ; 'Royal National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck, George the Fourth, Patron' (verso)
3. Name plate from Philip Gidley King's trunk when he returned to England after serving his term as Governor of New South Wales [ca. 1806] - Access Conditions
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