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Object name(s):
Leviathan Scrimshaw Shell
Brief description:
Conch (?) shell, with scrimshaw engraving showing the SS Great Eastern, various flowers, and written information about the ship.
Collection:
Brunel Museum
Acquisition method:
Gift
Acquisition source:
S. J. Gates and J. M. Gates, on behalf of Rita Belson
Current location:
TLA
Dimension:
182 x 156 x 113
Object name:
Leviathan Scrimshaw Shell
Object number:
LDBRU:2018.20
Object production date:
1857/58
Text reason:
Collections online record

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/6ab93a7c-b279-3c0d-82a0-dadffb00a862

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/6ab93a7c-b279-3c0d-82a0-dadffb00a862, Brunel Museum, CC BY-NC

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