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1884.7.72

Leather bottle with four perforated flanges for suspension, two on each side. The object is made of two pieces of leather stitched together at the sides. [JC [OPS move] 21/7/2016]


1884.7.72

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Collection type
Object
Description
Leather bottle with four perforated flanges for suspension, two on each side. The object is made of two pieces of leather stitched together at the sides. [JC [OPS move] 21/7/2016]
Long description
Leather bottle with four suspension holes, two on each side. The bottle is made from two pieces of leather stitched together with plant fibre string. [SM (Verve) 22/04/2015]
Geographical reference
Bretagne Côtes-d'Armor Dinan
Cultural groups
French
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1884
Date collected
Prior to 1884
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Animal Leather Skin, Material String Plant, Process Stitched, Process Perforated, Process Moulded
Dimensions
Length x Width x Depth: max 190 x 125 x 70 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.7.72 PR no.: 50/ 9294
Research and responses

This object could have been obtained by Pitt Rivers during his 2 visits to Brittany in October - November 1878 and March - April 1879 [Bowden, 1991: 86-7][Chapman, 1981: 410-2] [Thompson, 1977: 61]. There are no objects with the fraction number 9294 in the green book. If my theory about fraction numbers is correct [see Introduction to the Lt-Genl PR catalogue] then objects with this number should have associated dates of between March and May 1879 [AP Leverhulme project on founding collection 1995-1998]

Search terms: Vessel, Bottle