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GHR-KE-1974-00001 Registered

Carved camphor chest

Maker unknown · Date unknown

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Identification

Reference
GHR-KE-1974-00001
Object
Carved camphor chestVerified
Category
Furniture or woodwork
Maker
Unknown
Date
Date unknownUnknownApplicant-submitted
Made in
Not recorded
Current location
Kitale, Kenya
Registered
5 Mar 1974

Physical description

Verified

Carved camphor chest, with a fitted interior tray. Used in Kitale for much of its working life.

Height
641 mm
Width
797 mm
Depth
635 mm
Weight
Not recorded

Method: Measured at inspection

Materials
Camphor wood, teak, brass fittings
Condition
Good — Complete, with wear consistent with age and use.Verified
Condition notes
Light surface scratches; all parts present.

Provenance and custody history

Unverified claim

Keisha Campbell, 1926: Recorded in an inventory at Kitale. before 1958: Custody in this period is not documented. Eldoret Industrial Heritage Society, 1949: Institutional transfer by the current custodian.

The custody history is incomplete

There is a period for which no custodian is documented. Gaps are shown in the timeline rather than filled by assumption.

  1. 1922
    Maker unknown Manufacture
    Made.
    EstimateSource: Specialist opinion
  2. 1926
    Keisha Campbell Acquisition · Kitale
    Recorded in an inventory at Kitale.
    Applicant-submittedSource: Purchase receipt
  3. before 1958
    Custody not documented Note
    Custody in this period is not documented.
    Unverified claim
  4. 1949
    Eldoret Industrial Heritage Society Transfer · Kitale
    Institutional transfer by the current custodian.
    Applicant-submittedSource: Bill of sale
  5. 1974
    Eldoret Industrial Heritage Society Registration · Kitale
    Entered on the Global Heritage Registry.
    VerifiedSource: Registry decision
  6. 2024
    Eldoret Industrial Heritage Society Succession · Kitale
    Institutional transfer from Mukasa Nsubuga.
    VerifiedSource: Registry decision SUC-KE-2024-0001
Acquired by current custodian
Institutional transfer, 1949Verified

Inspections and verification

DateStatusOutcomeNotes
24 Feb 1974 Completed Consistent with record Inspection report held by the registry.