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Materials

ivory

Theme

travel, exploration and research

Legend

Ivory tube. Each end can be unscrewed to release containers with their own screw-lids.
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

16,7 cm x 2,9 cm

Inventory number

HO.1954.72.47




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