- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Cartouche of wood, ivory and horn, plugged with wool. In display box containing 1925.9.23-36. [El.B 16/10/2007]
- Geographical reference
- Cultural groups
- European Russian
- Person
- Field collector F. Goldsmid
- Field collector Frederic John Goldsmid
- PRM source Royal Geographical Society
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1925
- Date collected
- By 1925
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1925
- Materials and processes
- Material Wood Plant, Material Animal Ivory Tooth, Material Animal Horn, Material Wool Yarn Animal, Process Carved
- Dimensions
- Length: max 130 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1925.9.28 Other numbers: 1925.121 - 128
- Research and responses
This could be Frederic John Goldsmid who served in the Crimea - see biographies file [AP 27/2/2002]
Correspondence held at the RGS [in correspondence block 1921-1930 Henry Balfour] regarding the Goldsmid collection:
6 Feb 1925 letter from RGS [most likely the letter is from Hinks, Secretary of the RGS] to Balfour: 'We have here a considerable collection of things, mostly African, which were given us 26 years ago by Sir F. Goldsmid – fetishes, knives, swords, + all kind of things which are of no interest to us because we do not profess to keep any ethnological things in our Museum… [Hinks is going to ask Council for leave to dispose of the items to various museums – if Balfour is likely to be in London in next few days he would be glad to show him what there is]' [FL 25/4/2005]
Search terms: Firearm Weapon, Vessel, Transport and Travel, Measurement, Firearm Accessory, Ammunition Holder, Carrying Device, Measuring Device