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GHR-KE-2013-00003 Registered

Embroidered altar cloth

Maker unknown · 1948

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Identification

Reference
GHR-KE-2013-00003
Object
Embroidered altar clothVerified
Category
Textile or costume
Maker
Unknown
Date
1948Documented (invoice, certificate or archive record)Verified
Made in
Not recorded
Current location
Lamu, Kenya
Registered
2 Jul 2013

Physical description

Verified

Embroidered altar cloth, with hand-stitched hems. Used in Lamu for much of its working life.

Height
1,069 mm
Width
1,378 mm
Depth
1 mm
Weight
1.08 kg

Method: Applicant’s measurements

Materials
Cotton, silk thread, glass beads
Condition
Fair — Some damage, losses or later repairs.Verified
Condition notes
Some later repairs and replaced fittings.

Provenance and custody history

Unverified claim

Ruwan Fernando, 1958: Acquired for use in Lamu. before 1995: Custody in this period is not documented. Kisumu University Collections, 2004: Transferred into an institutional collection. Eldoret Industrial Heritage Society, 2009: 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. 1948
    Maker unknown Manufacture
    Made.
    VerifiedSource: Maker’s records
  2. 1958
    Ruwan Fernando Acquisition · Lamu
    Acquired for use in Lamu.
    VerifiedSource: Inventory entry
  3. before 1995
    Custody not documented Note
    Custody in this period is not documented.
    Unverified claim
  4. 2004
    Kisumu University Collections Transfer · Lamu
    Transferred into an institutional collection.
    VerifiedSource: Letter
  5. 2009
    Eldoret Industrial Heritage Society Transfer · Lamu
    Institutional transfer by the current custodian.
    Applicant-submittedSource: Will
  6. 2013
    Eldoret Industrial Heritage Society Registration · Lamu
    Entered on the Global Heritage Registry.
    VerifiedSource: Registry decision
Acquired by current custodian
Institutional transfer, 2009 — Kisumu University CollectionsVerified

Inspections and verification

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