ltwilliammowett:

A Historic 19th C English Sterling and Silverplated Coffee and Tea Service with the Crest of Admiral Sir James Clark Ross, 1800-1862, nephew of Admiral Sir John Ross, 1777-1856, both Arctic and Antarctic explorers, the set to include a Sheffield silver plated hot water urn by William Hutton & Sons Ltd. made 1839-1841

“To Captain James Clark Ross, RN from his Old Messmates and Attached Friends Captain F.R.M Crozier, RN & Captain E.I Bird, RN”

August 11 2020 with 165 Notes
Source: ltwilliammowett
Tags: OH WORD,HISTORY,
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    I didn’t see it the first time around … but … what is that thing next to that island? Is that … Is that the head and...
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    Makes me go πŸ€” that everyone assumed Crozier was irish and therefore poor, when he was raking in that sweet, sweet...
  15. laissezferre said: @handfuloftime ooh, thanks for clarifying! oh to be a fly on the wall when he bargained for that. he could really be persuasive.
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  17. handfuloftime said: @laissezferre Ross was on double pay too–normal pay for a captain of a ship smaller than a fourth rate was Β£350.
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