Port & River — 1900-1935
Sample jar, sample of mangrove bark
Sample of mangrove bark imported through the London docks from the East Indies. Mangrove bark contains tannins which are used for dying cloth or making furniture stain.
- Category:
- Port & River
- Object ID:
- DK88.116/148
- Object name:
- sample jar, sample of mangrove bark
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- —
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- Production date:
- 1900-1935
- Material:
glass, paper, mangrove bark
- Measurements/duration:
- H 185 mm, DM 66 mm
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- London Museum Docklands: Warehouse of the World Gallery
- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
- —
- License this image:
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