Glass Jar with Barnacles, anonymous, 1884

Title(s)

Glass Jar with Barnacles

Object type

• pot
• sample

Object number

NG-MC-1889-66

Inscriptions / marks

• inscription, on the label: ‘Balanus / (Zeepok) / Atlantische Oceaan. / Zr. Ms. Schroefstoomschip ‘Tromp’. / 1884 / Exh. 27 Augustus 1884 Nº 38.’

Description

Monster van zeepokken (Balanus spec.) in glazen pot met deksel, afgedicht met dierenblaas en was.

Artist

• anonymous

Place

Atlantic Ocean

Dating

1884

Physical features

glass, water, barnacles, bladder, wax and paper

Material

• glass
• water
• organic material
• bladders
• wax
• paper

Measurements

height 28 cm × diameter 12 cm

When

• 1884 - 1884

Where

• Atlantic Ocean

Who

• Tromp (schip)
• zeepok (dier)

Acquisition

transferred 1889

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance