Tin from Banca in the East Indies. Remelted and purified at Shanghai

Made:
before 1889
Tin from Banca in the East Indies

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Tin from Banca in the East Indies
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Tin from Banca in the East Indies. Remelted and purified at Shanghai, cast in an ornamental pyramidal ingot with a Chinese symbol on it

Details

Category:
Metallurgy
Object Number:
1889-164/2145
type:
specimen
credit:
John Percy Collection