Shell collection
Category
Natural History / Animals, Plants & Fossils
Date
Unknown
Materials
Shell
Collection
Tredegar, Newport
NT 1553778
Summary
Shells. A collection of 21 cowrie shells, of various colours, the largest of which is a Tiger Cowrie, from the Indian ocean.
Provenance
Part of the collection on loan to the National Trust from Newport Museum and Galleries. In March 2012 the National Trust took over the management of Tredegar House with its contents and its 90 acres of gardens and parkland, from Newport City Council for a period of 50 years.