Rolls Royce Spirit of Ecstasy in Gold
by Ginger Wakem
Title
Rolls Royce Spirit of Ecstasy in Gold
Artist
Ginger Wakem
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Photograph
Description
This famous Hood Ornament was fashioned after Eleanor Velasco Thornton also known as "Thorn", who was the secretary and secret love of John Walter Edward Douglas Scott-Montagu (the second Baron Montagu of Beaulieu), the editor of The Car Illustrated magazine. She was killed in 1915 when the SS Persia was torpedoed by a U-boat south of Crete.
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March 5th, 2015
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