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GHR-KE-1992-00003 Registered

Writing box

Maker unknown · c. 1943–1963

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Identification

Reference
GHR-KE-1992-00003
Object
Writing boxVerified
Category
Furniture or woodwork
Maker
Unknown
Date
c. 1943–1963Estimated from style, construction or expert opinionEstimate
Made in
Not recorded
Current location
Kenya (precise location withheld)
Registered
18 Jun 1992

Physical description

Applicant-submitted

Writing box, with iron carrying handles.

Height
487 mm
Width
609 mm
Depth
573 mm
Weight
10.01 kg

Method: Applicant’s measurements

Materials
Camphor wood, teak, brass fittings
Condition
Poor — Significant damage or missing components.Applicant-submitted
Condition notes
Significant damage and missing components.

Provenance and custody history

Unverified claim

before 1960: Custody in this period is not documented. Nakuru University Collections, 1979: Transferred into an institutional collection. Lamu Railway Heritage Trust, 1990: Transferred into an institutional collection. Achen Namutebi, 1991: Received as a gift 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. c. 1943–1963
    Maker unknown Manufacture
    Made.
    EstimateSource: Specialist opinion
  2. before 1960
    Custody not documented Note
    Custody in this period is not documented.
    Unverified claim
  3. 1979
    Nakuru University Collections Transfer · Kitale
    Transferred into an institutional collection.
    VerifiedSource: Family account
  4. 1990
    Lamu Railway Heritage Trust Transfer · Kitale
    Transferred into an institutional collection.
    VerifiedSource: Accession register
  5. 1991
    Achen Namutebi Gift · Kitale
    Received as a gift by the current custodian.
    Applicant-submittedSource: Family account
  6. 1992
    Achen Namutebi Registration · Kitale
    Entered on the Global Heritage Registry.
    VerifiedSource: Registry decision
Acquired by current custodian
Received as a gift, 1991Verified

Inspections and verification

No physical inspection has been carried out. Facts marked Verified were confirmed from documentary evidence.