Seashell collection
Category
Natural History / Animals, Plants & Fossils
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood, lacquer and shell
Measurements
35 mm (H); 78 mm (W); 260 mm (Length)
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Erddig, Wrexham
NT 1151016
Summary
Seashell collection. A rectangular brown lacquer tray containing a collection of shells including periwinkles, tellins, oysters, part of a razor shell, a screw shell, a limpet shell, a cockle shell, and a large quantity of scallop shells.
Provenance
Given by Phillip Yorke III (1905-1978) along with the estate, house and contents to the National Trust in 1973.