Shell collection part
Mrs Mellows
Category
Natural History / Animals, Plants & Fossils
Date
Unknown
Materials
Glass, Paper, Shell
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A La Ronde, Devon
NT 1313412.1
Summary
Part of the Mellows shell collection - Main body of Mellows collection in 3 glass fronted display cabinets in room. Arranged formally in family groups. Collected by Mrs Mellows of London. In store at Hatchland until 1991 when 3 boxes arrived at ALR. Initially intended for repair to shell gallery but found to be beautiful world wide collection of marine and terrestial shells. Arrived wrapped in newspaper dated 1935 - same year that ALR first opened doors to public. 4th box arrived 2002. Probably combination of 2/3 smaller collections. Cards and notes accompany the shells.
Makers and roles
Mrs Mellows, collector