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1909.30.105

Pearl shell for windows. The shell is semi-transparent, one side is pearlescent the other is naturally ridged. The shell is circular and flat. [AB [OPS Move] 18/5/2017]

1909.30.105

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Collection type
Object
Description
Pearl shell for windows. The shell is semi-transparent, one side is pearlescent the other is naturally ridged. The shell is circular and flat. [AB [OPS Move] 18/5/2017]
Geographical reference
Philippines
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Philippines
Manila
Person
Field collector John Fiot Lee Pearse Maclear
Field collector HMS Flying Fish
PRM source Julia Maclear
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1885
Date collected
1885
Acquisition information
Donated: 1909
Materials and processes
Material Pearl Shell
Dimensions
Width: max 93 mm, Length: max 97 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1909.30.105
Research and responses

The windowpane oyster, Placuna placenta, has flat translucent valves that are used, primarily in the Philippines, in the manufacture of lampshades, trays, mats, and bowls, and for window-glass [Encyclopædia Britannica Online: “Bivalve”].

John Fiot Lee Pearse Maclear served on the HMS Flying Fish between 1883 and 1887 on surveying work [DNB] [AP 2/2/2001]

Search terms: Dwelling, Specimen, Animalia, Shell, Building Part

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