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GHR-KE-2014-00004 Registered

Fireside tool set

Maker unknown · c. 1894–1899

Overall view, as received1 of 1

Identification

Reference
GHR-KE-2014-00004
Object
Fireside tool setVerified
Category
Metalwork, jewellery or regalia
Maker
Unknown
Date
c. 1894–1899Estimated from style, construction or expert opinionEstimate
Made in
Not recorded
Current location
Thika, Kenya
Registered
10 Apr 2014

Physical description

Verified

Fireside tool set, with a weighted round base.

Height
651 mm
Width
249 mm
Depth
284 mm
Weight
11.25 kg

Method: Measured at inspection

Materials
Wrought iron, brass finials
Condition
Poor — Significant damage or missing components.Verified
Condition notes
Significant damage and missing components.

Provenance and custody history

Unverified claim

Zawadi Tadesse, 1900: Recorded in an inventory at Thika. before 1926: Custody in this period is not documented. Mbatia Engineering Ltd, 1964: Inherited 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. 1894–1899
    Maker unknown Manufacture
    Made.
    EstimateSource: Specialist opinion
  2. 1900
    Zawadi Tadesse Acquisition · Thika
    Recorded in an inventory at Thika.
    Applicant-submittedSource: Inventory entry
  3. before 1926
    Custody not documented Note
    Custody in this period is not documented.
    Unverified claim
  4. 1964
    Mbatia Engineering Ltd Inheritance · Thika
    Inherited by the current custodian.
    Applicant-submittedSource: Accession register
  5. 2014
    Mbatia Engineering Ltd Registration · Thika
    Entered on the Global Heritage Registry.
    VerifiedSource: Registry decision
Acquired by current custodian
Inherited, 1964Verified

Inspections and verification

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