Working History — 1900-1935

Sample jar, clove sample

Sample of cloves imported to London from Penang (off the coast of Malaya. From the Middle Ages onwards, cloves wre a highly valued commodity. After 1600 they were imported by the East India Company. Cloves from Penang were considered of better quality than those from Amboyna in the Spice Islands.

Category:
Working History
Object ID:
DK88.116/836
Object name:
sample jar, clove sample
Object type:

sample jar, clove sample

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Penang, Malaya

Production date:
1900-1935
Material:
glass, clove, cork
Measurements/duration:
H 137 mm, DM 45 mm
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On display:
Museum of London Docklands: London, Sugar and Slavery
Record quality:
100%
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Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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Working History Victorian 20th century London Trades & Workers City of London