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1886.1.625.1

Bag [.1], made of leather decorated all over with geometric incised and stamped patterns, containing 4 lead bullets [.2-.5] [SM 31/10/2007]


1886.1.625.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bag [.1], made of leather decorated all over with geometric incised and stamped patterns, containing 4 lead bullets [.2-.5] [SM 31/10/2007]
Long description
Bag [.1], made of leather decorated all over with geometric incised and stamped patterns, containing 4 lead bullets [.2-.5] The bag has two loops of plaited leather, attached to these are three lengths of plaited leather with large buttons covered in woven leather. The front of the bag is decorated with stamped patterns, the rest of the bag is covered with incised patterns. The inside of the bag is lined with undyed and blue coloured woven textiles. The bag has a large decorative button of woven plant fibre on the front. The bullets are all spherical. [SM 31/10/2007]
Geographical reference
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1878
Date collected
By 1878
Acquisition information
Transferred: 08/03/1886
Materials and processes
Material Animal Leather Skin, Material Plant Fibre, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Textile Plant, Material Lead Metal, Process Incised, Process Stamped, Process Woven, Process Plaited, Process Stitched, Process Moulded
Dimensions
Width: max 131 mm bag, Length: max 187 mm bag
Object numbers
Accession number: 1886.1.625.1 Accession number: 1886.1.625.2 Accession number: 1886.1.625.3 Accession number: 1886.1.625.4 Accession number: 1886.1.625.5
Research and responses

The four bullets, 1886.1.625 .2 - 1886.1.625 .5 have been numbered and bagged and placed inside the pouch. 21 8 1997 [MdeA] This object is not mentioned in Collectors Miscellaneous XI Accession Book entry - Ramsden coll pages 223 - 255 nor in Collectors VII Ramsden [AP 21/7/99]

Search terms: Bag, Firearm Weapon, Transport and Travel, Firearm Accessory, Bullet, Carrying Device, Ammunition Holder