COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL1509739
Reference Number:
Burney Box 1, item 46
Image Title:
Shell purse
Series Title:
E.L. Burney Collection
Description:
Curio from Isabella Banks' collection; a silk purse made of two scallop (pectin) shells.
Keyword:
Curiosity; Trinket; Collector's item.
Subject:
Collectors and collecting
Category of Material:
Archives
Support:
Shell
People Covered:
Banks, G. Linnaeus (George Linnaeus) Mrs., 1821-1897
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2017-01
Educational Notes:
Life of Objects Exhibition
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Academic Project Lead:
Stella Halkyard
Shell purse
