IDNO

P.145337.RDG

Description

Documentary photograph of a "Gold necklace brought from Ashanti in 1874 by Sir Garnet Wolesley. ... Weighs more than 40 sovereigns." [Ridgeway's caption, c. 1908]

Place

W Africa; Ghana

Cultural Affliation

Ashanti

Named Person

Sir Garnet Wolesley; Mrs Thomas William Rolleston

Photographer

Trevor, John (Mr)

Collector / Expedition

Wolesley, Garnet (Sir) [Object Collector]; Rolleston, T. W. (Mrs) [Object collector]; Ridgeway, William

Date

March 1913

Collection Name

Ridgeway Collection

Source

Format

Print Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

P.145303.RDG - P.145387.RDG were located in a white archive sleeve, now numbered C999/, and transferred from MAA Paper Archives, W10/2/10, by Jos Dudding, 13/12/2019.