The Prince and the Plunder

A book on how Britain took one boy and piles of treasures from Ethiopia

A 2ft-long scroll last seen in Leeds *

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What: “A MS. Abyssinian Charm, on vellum, with rude illustrations, 2 ft. in length”

Where: Unknown

Part of the catalogue for the National Exhibition of Works of Art in Leeds

Description

One of 21 artefacts from the Abyssinian expedition put on show at the National Exhibition of Works of Art in Leeds in 1868

According to the exhibition’s catalogue, it was lent by a Mr E. Smart. There are no details on what happened to it after the show closed in October that year.

Sources

National Exhibition of Works of Art, at Leeds, 1868 : official catalogue

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