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Admiralty Oar, SA Cultural History Museum, Cape Town

ObjectID: 

GazetteNo: 

12178

Gazette Date: 

Friday, November 17, 1989

NoticeNo: 

2477

Notice Date: 

Friday, November 17, 1989

GazetteFile: 

AttachmentSize
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ArchiveStatus: 

Cultural treasure

ShortDescription: 

The symbolic silver Vice-Admiralty oar of the Cape of Good Hope, housed in the S.A. Cultural History Museum, at Cape Town

FullDescription: 

The symbolic Vice-Admiralty oar of the Cape of Good Hope is a rare George III oar, with cylindrical shaft, two moulded knobs, larger detachable terminal button and flat blade. It is engraved with the Royal Arms, with eagle and thunderbolt of Zeus, with fouled anchor within a wreath, two dolphins intertwined on crossed tridents and a medallion head of George III within an oak leaf wreath. The oar is 84 cm long and weighs about one kilogram. It is manufactured by William Frisbee in 1806.

This symbolic silver oar is presently housed in the S.A. Cultural History Museum at 49 Adderley Street, Cape Town.

 
 

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