Piece of stained fraying cloth binding

Made:
1601-1850

Piece of stained fraying cloth binding, probably from vault of St. Martin in the Fields, 1859, in glass-topped case, English, 1601-1850

Details

Category:
Classical & Medieval Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A659624
Materials:
cloth, case, plywood, glass and paper
Measurements:
case: length 128 mm
case: width 88 mm
case: height 27 mm
type:
burial tape

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