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Object type

scientific tools

Materials

rocks, glass

Theme

travel, exploration and research

Legend

Flask containing fragments of rocks, with original tag: « Rock from Ripon Falls. Uganda. ».
This item belonged to the traveller Henry M. Stanley (1841-1904), and is now part of the Henry M. Stanley Collection of Memorabilia, that his son Denzil M. Stanley donated to the Museum in 1954. Along with other objects, it records Stanley's travels in Africa, and the Victorian era.

Original owner

Henry Morton Stanley (°1841 - †1904)

Date of acquisition

1954-08-18

Dimensions

8,5 cm x 4,5 cm x 3 cm

Inventory number

HO.1954.72.31




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