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GHR-KE-1991-00002 Registered

Carved camphor chest

Maker unknown · 1909

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Identification

Reference
GHR-KE-1991-00002
Object
Carved camphor chestVerified
Category
Furniture or woodwork
Maker
Unknown
Date
1909Documented (invoice, certificate or archive record)Verified
Made in
Not recorded
Current location
Kitale, Kenya
Registered
10 Sep 1991

Physical description

Applicant-submitted

Carved camphor chest, with a fitted interior tray.

Height
535 mm
Width
988 mm
Depth
457 mm
Weight
31.34 kg

Method: Measured at inspection

Materials
Camphor wood, teak, brass fittings
Condition
Fair — Some damage, losses or later repairs.Applicant-submitted
Condition notes
Some later repairs and replaced fittings.

Provenance and custody history

Unverified claim

Lamu Railway Heritage Trust, 1918: Recorded in an inventory at Kitale. before 1948: Custody in this period is not documented. Kisumu University Collections, 1963: Transferred into an institutional collection. Siobhán Murphy, 1989: Bought privately. Eldoret Industrial Heritage Society, 1990: 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. 1909
    Maker unknown Manufacture
    Made.
    VerifiedSource: Maker’s records
  2. 1918
    Lamu Railway Heritage Trust Acquisition · Kitale
    Recorded in an inventory at Kitale.
    VerifiedSource: Purchase receipt
  3. before 1948
    Custody not documented Note
    Custody in this period is not documented.
    Unverified claim
  4. 1963
    Kisumu University Collections Transfer · Kitale
    Transferred into an institutional collection.
    Applicant-submittedSource: Letter
  5. 1989
    Siobhán Murphy Sale · Kitale
    Bought privately.
    Applicant-submittedSource: Will
  6. 1990
    Eldoret Industrial Heritage Society Transfer · Kitale
    Institutional transfer by the current custodian.
    Applicant-submittedSource: Will
  7. 1991
    Eldoret Industrial Heritage Society Registration · Kitale
    Entered on the Global Heritage Registry.
    VerifiedSource: Registry decision
Acquired by current custodian
Institutional transfer, 1990 — Siobhán MurphyVerified

Inspections and verification

DateStatusOutcomeNotes
20 Oct 2026 Scheduled Pending Awaiting inspection.
1 Sep 1991 Completed Consistent with record Inspection report held by the registry.