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GHR-KE-2022-00002 Registered

Fireside tool set

Maker unknown · c. 1933–1948

Overall view, as received1 of 1

Identification

Reference
GHR-KE-2022-00002
Object
Fireside tool setVerified
Category
Metalwork, jewellery or regalia
Maker
Unknown
Date
c. 1933–1948Estimated from style, construction or expert opinionEstimate
Made in
Not recorded
Current location
Mombasa, Kenya
Registered
25 Apr 2022

Physical description

Applicant-submitted

Fireside tool set, with a poker, shovel, brush and tongs.

Height
814 mm
Width
241 mm
Depth
300 mm
Weight
9.60 kg

Method: Applicant’s measurements

Materials
Wrought iron, brass finials
Condition
Good — Complete, with wear consistent with age and use.Applicant-submitted
Condition notes
Minor losses to the finish; otherwise sound.

Provenance and custody history

Unverified claim

Kisumu University Collections, 1942: Brought to Mombasa. before 1980: Custody in this period is not documented. Lamu Railway Heritage Trust, 1996: Transferred into an institutional collection. Lamu Railway Heritage Trust, 2018: Transferred into an institutional collection. Malindi Maritime Collection, 2022: 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. c. 1933–1948
    Maker unknown Manufacture
    Made.
    EstimateSource: Specialist opinion
  2. 1942
    Kisumu University Collections Acquisition · Mombasa
    Brought to Mombasa.
    VerifiedSource: Family account
  3. before 1980
    Custody not documented Note
    Custody in this period is not documented.
    Unverified claim
  4. 1996
    Lamu Railway Heritage Trust Transfer · Mombasa
    Transferred into an institutional collection.
    VerifiedSource: Bill of sale
  5. 2018
    Lamu Railway Heritage Trust Transfer · Mombasa
    Transferred into an institutional collection.
    VerifiedSource: Accession register
  6. 2022
    Malindi Maritime Collection Transfer · Mombasa
    Institutional transfer by the current custodian.
    Applicant-submittedSource: Accession register
  7. 2022
    Malindi Maritime Collection Registration · Mombasa
    Entered on the Global Heritage Registry.
    VerifiedSource: Registry decision
Acquired by current custodian
Institutional transfer, 2022 — Lamu Railway Heritage TrustVerified

Inspections and verification

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