The Prince and the Plunder

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Category: Miscellaneous

Bishop’s crown of gilt brass *

Published January 14, 2018 / by Andrew Heavens / Leave a Comment

What: Bishop’s crown on sale with coffee pots in “Catalogue of ethnological specimens : European and Eastern arms & armour, Prehistoric and other curiosities” by Webster, W. 1895 page 34

Where: Unknown

The catalogue describes three items:

69 (8646) Brass coffee pot, 14 inches high £1

70 (8651) Bishop’s crown of gilt brass with various pieces of coloured glass and ornamented with small bells, 14 inches high. This specimen and Nos. 69 and 71 were brought home by the Rev. E. Goodhart, who was chaplain of the forces in the Abyssinian war. £5

71 (8647) Brass coffee pot, 10 3/4 inches high £1

Catalogue of ethnological specimens : European and Eastern arms & armour, Prehistoric and other curiosities by Webster, W. 1895 page 34
Catalogue of ethnological specimens : European and Eastern arms & armour, Prehistoric and other curiosities by Webster, W. 1895 page 41-42

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Curved scissors

Published January 13, 2018 / by Andrew Heavens / Leave a Comment

What: Curved scissors taken by the British Museum’s expert on the expedition, Richard Rivington Holmes

Where: The British Museum, Great Russell St, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 3DG

Provenance: Maqdala referenced at length in the museum’s acquisition notes.

The catalogue entry reads: “Scissors with curved blades, made of iron.”

Detail
Museum number: Af1868,1001.31
Height: 10.80 cm
Width: 5.70 cm
Previous owner/ex-collection: Sir Richard Rivington Holmes
Acquisition date: 1868

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