The latest Independent Museum display at Beverley’s Treasure House takes a look at the alleged creator of the humble sandwich, John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich (1718-1792).
The display, by Whitby’s Captain Cook Memorial Museum, opens on Wednesday, 3 April and features knitted sandwiches that were created by a local person as part of a Great Sandwich Pic-Knit competition at the museum.
The Earl of Sandwich was first lord to the admiralty at the time of Captain Cook’s voyages of exploration in the 18th Century and was an energetic supporter of the voyages.
Dr. David Marchant, East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s museums registrar, said: “This is an attractive and colourful display, and the fact that it will be in the café area is particularly apt.”
The display runs until Tuesday, 25 June.
