Vertical mast support [.21] for Chinese Junk. [See entries 1886.1.375.1-130] [SM (Verve) 25/04/2013]

Collection type: Object
Description: Vertical mast support [.21] for Chinese Junk. [See entries 1886.1.375.1-130] [SM (Verve) 25/04/2013]
Long description: Vertical mast support [.21] for Chinese Junk. [See entries 1886.1.375.1-130]. Made from a single piece of wood with a mortise joint on the side and tenon joint on the base to fit it to the hull of the boat [.1] It has two holes in the top. With [.22] it holds the central mast vertical. A Chinese character is carved on to the inside side. [SM (Verve) 25/04/2013]
Geographical reference: China
Asia > Eastern Asia > China
Person: Field collector Henry Wise; PRM source Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
Date / Period: Date made: On or before 1825?, uncertain
Date collected: ?On or before 1825
Acquisition information: Transferred: 31/03/1886
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Process Carpentered, Process Sawn, Process Perforated
Dimensions: Width: max 69 mm, Length: max 415 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1886.1.375.21 Other numbers: 11 375

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