Ornament, Coconut
Production date
Circa 1813
Description
An ornately carved and blackened coconut mounted on silver stand. The top portion of the coconut forms a lid with a wooden knob on top. " E.H." is (?) impressed under the stand.
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Object detail
Production date
Circa 1813
Subject person
Classification
Collection
Credit line
This
ornament
was
given
to
Peter
Wilson
by
officers
of
the
West
Indian
station
in
1813,
where
Wilson
had
been
serving
as
a
surgeon
in
the
British
Navy.
Accession number
A81.138
Collection type
Material
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