7 groups of fossils and 6 odd ones

Made:
Unattributed place

7 groups of fossils and 6 odd ones, some associated documentation, 2 decorated spindle ohorls, collected (?) and owned by Claud Woakes, English?, sometime during his lifetime, 1868-1936

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A650756
Materials:
rock
type:
fossils

Parts

Fossils, five pieces of belemnite

Fossils, five pieces of belemnite

5 pieces of belemnite fossils, 2 labelled as such

Materials:
rock
Object Number:
A650756 Pt1
type:
fossil
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Fossils, ammonite, one large three small

Fossils, ammonite, one large three small

4 ammonite fossils, one large 3 small, 2 in bad condition

Materials:
rock
Object Number:
A650756 Pt2
type:
fossil
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Slate, six pieces with traces of graptolites

Slate, six pieces with traces of graptolites

6 pieces of slate with traces of graptolites, 2 labelled

Materials:
rock
Object Number:
A650756 Pt3
type:
fossil
Rock, six pieces, containing fossils of trilobites

Rock, six pieces, containing fossils of trilobites

6 pieces of differing types of rock, containing fossils of trilobites, of different sizes

Materials:
rock
Object Number:
A650756 Pt4
type:
fossil
Two pieces of rock containing pentacrinite fossils

Two pieces of rock containing pentacrinite fossils

2 pieces of soft grey rock containing pentagrinite (?) fossils

Materials:
rock
Object Number:
A650756 Pt5
type:
fossil
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Trilobite-like fossils within eight pieces of slate

Trilobite-like fossils within eight pieces of slate

8 pieces of slate containing parts of tilobite-like fossil

Materials:
rock
Object Number:
A650756 Pt6
type:
fossil
Thirteen small fossils of bi-valves, complete on both sides

Thirteen small fossils of bi-valves, complete on both sides

13 small fossils of bi-valves, complete on both sides, 1 labelled as such

Materials:
rock
Object Number:
A650756 Pt7
type:
fossil
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Piece of slate containing a two armed fossil

Piece of slate containing a two armed fossil

Rectangular piece of slate with small 2-armed fossil in it, labelled

Materials:
rock
Object Number:
A650756 Pt8
type:
fossil
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Small rock containing a shell-shaped, ribbed fossil

Small rock containing a shell-shaped, ribbed fossil

Small piece of rock containing a shell-shaped, ribbed fossil

Materials:
rock
Object Number:
A650756 Pt9
type:
fossil
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Small piece of rock containing a fossil

Small piece of rock containing a fossil

Small piece of rock containing fossil

Materials:
rock
Object Number:
A650756 Pt10
type:
fossil
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Piece of rock containing fish-like fossil

Piece of rock containing fish-like fossil

Small piece of yellowish rock containing fish-like fossil

Materials:
rock
Object Number:
A650756 Pt11
type:
fossil
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Piece of rock containing cylindrical ribbed fossil

Piece of rock containing cylindrical ribbed fossil

Whitish piece of rock containing cylindrical ribbed fossil, possibly stem of crinoid (?)

Materials:
rock
Object Number:
A650756 Pt12
type:
fossil
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Small disintegrating rock, possibly ammonite fossil

Small disintegrating rock, possibly ammonite fossil

Small disintegrating rock, possibly ammonite fossil

Materials:
rock
Object Number:
A650756 Pt13
type:
fossil
Spindle whorl, stone, cone shaped, central hole

Spindle whorl, stone, cone shaped, central hole

Cone-shaped spindle whorl flat on back, v-shaped on front, front decorated, hole through centre

Materials:
stone
Object Number:
A650756 Pt14
type:
spindle whorl
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Spindle whorl, stone, hole through centre

Spindle whorl, stone, hole through centre

Cone-shaped spindle whorl, reddish stone, perforated through centre, cross-hatched decoration

Materials:
stone
Object Number:
A650756 Pt15
type:
spindle whorl
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Notes by Claude Edward Woakes on various fossils

Notes by Claude Edward Woakes on various fossils

9 sheets of paper, 3 printed, rest handwritten, notes made by Woakes on various fossils

Materials:
paper
Object Number:
A650756 Pt16
type:
document

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