Carved cowrie shell commemorating the launch of the ss Great Eastern, 31 January 1858.
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Номер объекта2014.03798
НазваниеCarved cowrie shell commemorating the launch of the ss Great Eastern, 31 January 1858.
ОписаниеMedium sized brown and white mottled cowrie shell, painted on the curved top of the shell with a side profile of the Great Eastern at sea and 'The Great Eastern Stm Ship, Launched Jany 31st 1858' written underneath. With four funnels, 6 masts, and the side paddle wheel. The shell has a crack around some of the top.
Наименованиеcowrie shell
Наименованиеdecorative art
Материалshell
Техникаengraved
Размерность
- length: 95 mm
width: 60 mm
Кредитная линия“Accepted under the Cultural Gifts Scheme by HM Government from Clive Richards OBE DL and allocated to the ss Great Britain Trust, 2017”