Context (Production / use)
A netsuke is a kind of toggle, attached to a cord and worn on the sash or 'obi' at the waist. At the end of the cord, an 'inro' or 'tobako-ire' may be attached to the wearer's 'obi'. Netsuke correspond to watch seals and, like them, have become collector's items of great value. Some of the best artists in carving specialised in certain subjects.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson

Context (Other owners)
(bio) (female donor): Mrs E.F. Strickland.
Event Date
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Wooden netsuke of a badger-kettle. A netsuke is a kind of toggle, attached to a cord and worn on the sash or 'obi' at the waist. At the end of the cord, an 'inro' or 'tobako-ire' may be attached to the wearer's 'obi'. Netsuke correspond to watch seals and, like them, have become collector's items of great value. Some of the best artists in carving specialised in certain subjects.
Event Date 1943
Author: maa

Context (Amendments / updates)
The source field preivously gave the donor as "Mrs E.F. Strickland." It is not clear where these initials came from. The Accession Register gives the source as "Mrs T.A.G. Strickland." Mrs Thomas Alfred Gerald Strickland was Gertrude Giovanna Nesta Strickland. The source field has been amended accordingly.
Event Date 6/9/2024
Author: Mark Elliott