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1886.1.639

Vessel, pear shaped and made of wood, covered all over with a network of string and dipped in a black composition. [SM 02/11/2007]

1886.1.639

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Collection type
Object
Description
Vessel, pear shaped and made of wood, covered all over with a network of string and dipped in a black composition. [SM 02/11/2007]
Long description
Vessel, pear shaped and made of wood, covered all over with a network of string and dipped in a black composition. A rolled up piece of paper has been inserted into the vessel's mouth. [SM 02/11/2007]
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1878
Date collected
By 1878
Acquisition information
Transferred: 18/11/1885
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Net Textile, Material Plant Fibre, Material Pigment, Process Netted, Process Bound, Process Covered, Process Painted
Dimensions
Width: max 68 mm, Length: max 126 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1886.1.639 Other numbers: 133
Research and responses

This object was found stored with Asian powder vessels 11 8 1997. It was possibly identified as a powder vessel at an earlier date? There is no stopper. [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: Vessel, Firearm Weapon, Firearm Accessory, Ammunition Holder

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