Port & River — 1880-1935
Shell, carapace of hawksbill turtle
Shell of a hawksbill turtle. Tortoiseshell and turtle-shell was imported through London's docks for the manufacture of combs and other decorative items. The most highly valued came from the seas around Indonesia, though shell was also imported from the West Indies.
- Category:
- Port & River
- Object ID:
- DK88.116/822
- Object name:
- shell, carapace of hawksbill turtle
- Object type:
- shell, carapace of hawksbill turtle
- Artist/Maker:
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- Production date:
- 1880-1935
- Material:
- shell
- Measurements/duration:
- L 420 mm, D 295 mm
- Part of:
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- On display:
- Museum of London Docklands: Warehouse of the World
- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
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- Credit:
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- Copyright holder:
- digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
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- Creative commons usage:
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- License this image:
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