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1944.12.3.9B

Oil skin cloth cover for the writing desk 1944.12.3 .1 B. Rectangular in shape with the edges stitched. The seams have come away on two sides. For the other associated records see 1944.12.3 .1 B - .9 B [ASh [OPS move] 20/3/2017]

1944.12.3.9B

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Collection type
Object
Description
Oil skin cloth cover for the writing desk 1944.12.3 .1 B. Rectangular in shape with the edges stitched. The seams have come away on two sides. For the other associated records see 1944.12.3 .1 B - .9 B [ASh [OPS move] 20/3/2017]
Cultural groups
English
Person
Maker Unknown Maker
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Gwladys Marguerite Allchin
Date / Period
Date made: 1800-1832?, uncertain
Date collected
By 1944
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1944
Materials and processes
Material Oilskin Textile, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Textile Plant, Process Stitched
Dimensions
Height: max 131 mm, Width: max 246 mm, Length: max 357 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1944.12.3.9B

Search terms: Furniture Dwelling, Writing, Vessel, Box, Bottle, Lid

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