lid
- Museum number
- As1887,0201.63.b
- Description
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Basket and cover, lid made of rattan, iron.
- Production date
- 19thC (early) (circa)
- Dimensions
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Height: 19.70 centimetres (basket (a) and lid (b) measured together)
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Weight: 366 grammes (basket (a) and lid (b) measured together)
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Width: 28 centimetres (basket (a) and lid (b) measured together)
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Depth: 12 centimetres (basket (a) and lid (b) measured together)
- Curator's comments
- Register says: Manilla.
Basket and cover formed of plaited rattan: the upper ridge and the strap for suspension both bound with iron.
- 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
- As1887,0201.63.b