Sample of Australian Wood, anonymous, 1862

Identification

Title(s)

Sample of Australian Wood

Object type

sample

Object number

NG-MC-1151

Inscriptions / marks

inscription, top centre: ‘Nº 4’
inscription, on the side: ‘Sandel’
label, on the side: ‘1151’, former inventory label

Description

Slechts één van de vier monsters van dit inventarisnummer is teruggevonden; nr. 4, sandelhout. De andere drie monsters waren Australisch mahonie of yarrah (eucalyptus marginata), shea oak (niet geïdentificeerd) en blue gum (eucalyptus spec.).

Creation

Artist

anonymous

Place

Australia (possibly)

Dating

1862

Material and Technique

Physical features

wood

Material

wood (plant material)

Measurements

height 2.9 cm × width 13.3 cm × depth 4.5 cm

Explanatory note

Deze monsters werd in 1863 door kapt. P.A. Van Rees met de Djambi naar Nederland gebracht.

Subject

When

1800 - 1863

Where

Australia

Acquisition and rights

Acquisition

transferred 1883

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

...; transferred from the Ministerie van Marine (Department of the Navy), The Hague, to the museum, 1883

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Documentation

Houtvademecum, P.M. Heilig
Catalogus der verzameling van modellen van het Department van Marine, cat.nr. 1151

Persistent URL

To refer to this object please use the following persistent URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.244964

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