Zone d'identification
Cote
GB 235 GUT
Titre
Gutta Percha latex block originally from the Tjipetir Plantation, Java (c. 1900) in Indonesia but washed up on the beach of Cornwall.
Date(s)
- 1900 (Production)
Niveau de description
Pièce
Étendue matérielle et support
1 block of Gutta Percha; 45cm
Zone du contexte
Nom du producteur
Notice biographique
Histoire archivistique
The block was one of many found on a beach in Cornwall by Tracey Williams.
Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
Item was donated by Tracey Williams.
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
Gutta Percha latex block originally from the Tjipetir Plantation, Java (c. 1900) in Indonesia but washed up on the beach of Cornwall. Found by Tracey Williams and donated to Peter Wilkie (RBGE). https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-30043875
Évaluation, élimination et calendrier de conservation
Accroissements
Mode de classement
Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation
Conditions d'accès
Collection is open to researchers by appointment, see (right click, open link in new tab:) https://www.rbge.org.uk/science-and-conservation/library-and-archives/visiting-the-library/
Conditions de reproduction
Permission required from RBGE.
Langue des documents
anglais
Écriture des documents
Notes de langue et graphie
Caractéristiques matérielle et contraintes techniques
There is some cracking and a hole has been punched in the surface (finger sized) - handle with care.