lid
- Museum number
- As1887,0201.62.b
- Description
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Basket and cover, lid made of rattan.
- Production date
- 19thC (early) (circa)
- Dimensions
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Height: 7.60 centimetres
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Weight: 20 grammes
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Width: 15.80 centimetres
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Depth: 8.60 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Register says: Manilla.
Basket and cover formed of plaited rattan, lops at the ends though which to pass a strap for suspension.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1887
- Acquisition notes
- Registration slip reads:
Presented by Harry J. Veitch Esq. 1887
Harry Veitch was head of the horticultural nursery business James Veitch & Sons of Chelsea. The artefacts he gave to the British Museum presumably derived from the company's collectors of exotic plants from various parts of the world.
- Department
- Asia
- Registration number
- As1887,0201.62.b
