shell

ZOOLOGICAL SPECIMENS
China, Whampoa; China, Canton
Circa 1856
6.00 x 0 x 0

Large shell (one of pair with 1984.17.29.2), green turban (Turbo marmoratus), ground down to expose most of underlying mother-of-pearl which was extensively used by Chinese artists and craftsmen; brought from China by Capt. Merrill S. Sewall (Simon Merrill Sewall), clipper ship FLYAWAY, 1854-1858. Ref: James Carlton, MSM.


1984.17.29.1

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East Asia--Commerce--U.S.
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