Spoon found from the Wreck of the Royal Charter
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Object number2012.01506.2
TitleSpoon found from the Wreck of the Royal Charter
DescriptionTablespoon with the name of the Liverpool and Australian Steamship Navigation Company inscribed on the handle. Recovered from the wrecksite of the passenger steamship Royal Charter.
Gibbs, Bright and Co. split the Eagle Line (old packet ships) from their steam ships (Great Britain and Royal Charter) in 1856. The steam ships then ran under the name : The Liverpool and Australian Steamship Navigation Company.
Production date 1855 - 1859
Object namespoon
Object categorysilverware
Materialmetal
Techniquemanufactured
Dimensions
- length: 230 mm
width: 50 mm
depth: 5 mm
