Two mounted tortoiseshells

Two mounted tortoiseshells, plastra, from Shanghai, Chinese, 1851 to 1940

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A673305
Materials:
shell, mount, wood and paper
Measurements:
max.: length 170 mm
max.: width 103 mm
mount: length 216 mm
mount: width 181 mm
mount: thickness 44 mm
type:
tortoiseshell