Elizabeth Cook b. 1741

  • Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
Embroiderer. Elizabeth Cook is best known to history as the wife of the renowned navigator-explorer Captain James Cook. Despite never joining her husband on his journeys, her embroidered work includes depictions of Captain Cook's voyages to Australia and the Pacific.
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Name
Elizabeth Cook
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
Birth date
1741
Birth place
Wapping, London, England, UK
Death date
1835
Death place
UK
Active Period
  • c.1790-
Residence
  • 1741 - 1835 London, England, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book

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