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1992.6.191

Silver bracelet made of a band of silver. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 17/11/2005]

1992.6.191

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Collection type
Object
Description
Silver bracelet made of a band of silver. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 17/11/2005]
Geographical reference
Malaysia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Malaysia
Cultural groups
Malay
Person
Field collector Frank Mills
PRM source John R. Frank Mills
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1893
Date collected
1893 - 1913 MALAYSIA
Acquisition information
Donated: 1992
Materials and processes
Material Silver Metal
Dimensions
Diameter: max 48 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1992.6.191
Research and responses

See donor's original list which is now kept in the Related Documents File. [MdeA 11/10/2002]

'Lieutenant-Colonel F. Mills, D.S.O. was born in Liverpool in 1873. In 1893 or 1894 he went to Malaya as a Civil Engineer to develop the railway system. In his spare time he enjoyed big game hunting and polo. He left Malaya in 1913 and returned to England. Obtained a Commission in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers and commanded the 6th Battalion in Palestine and at Gallipoli. Received the D.S.O. at the Battle of Gaza. Left the army at the end of the war. Married in 1919, and lived in Wales until his death in 1945.' [MdeA 11/10/2002]

Search terms: Ornament, Arm Ornament

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