Accession No
TEMP.03865.1-6
Description
Part of a taxidermy kit containing: (.1) 427 glass eyes of various shapes, sizes and colours; (.2) a vial containing glass eyes in cotton wool; (.3) six glass domes; (.4) a glass marble cut flat on one side; (.5) a group of five oval glass pebbles with no pupils, 1 flat glass disc backed in foil, one black disc, and a large black button; (.6) a cotton bag in which all the above used to be stored.
Place
Europe; British Isles; ?England
Period
Post Medieval ?19th century
Source
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
TEMP.03865.1-6
Cultural Affliation
Material
Glass; Metal; Cork
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Related Documents)
See 'Report on Collections Research and Cataloguing Project on Post Medieval 'To Be Disposed Of' Material' by David Kay in the archive (Doc.474) for background information.
Event Date 2019
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (Physical description)
Part of a taxidermy kit containing: (.1) 427 glass eyes of various shapes, sizes and colours; (.2) a vial containing glass eyes in cotton wool; (.3) six glass domes; (.4) a glass marble cut flat on one side; (.5) a group of five oval glass pebbles with no pupils, 1 flat glass disc backed in foil, one black disc, and a large black button; (.6) a cotton bag in which all the above used to be stored.
Event Date 28/10/2025
Author: Lucie Carreau
FM:327617
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