Provenance

4 events

Production

unknown to February 22, 1897 (day approximate)

The object was produced by Unknown member(s) of the Igbesamwan guild in Benin City.

Looted

February 22, 1897 (day approximate) to June 1899 (year approximate)

The object was looted by February 1897 Unknown member of the British colonial military campaign on Benin from Benin Kingdom.

Purchase

November 18, 1936

The object was purchased by Cranmore Ethnographical Museum, Irene Marguerite Beasley and Harry Geoffrey Beasley with its destination in Chislehurst.

Donation

some day in April 1944

The object was donated by Irene Marguerite Beasley to the British Museum from Chislehurst to British Museum.

Institution data

British Museum

The data was transferred directly by the institution.

Last updated: 2022-08-04

Language: english

Institution field	Value
Registration Number object id	Af1944,04.71
Object Name - Comment designation
Object Name - Object Name designation	mirror-frame
Title designation
Title translation designation
Title type designation
Object History Note / Acquisition Note description provenance notes	Label attached to back of mirror frame reads: "Beasley collection. Benin. 116. 18.11.36."
Physical description description	Mirror frame; carved from wood with metal nails in inner frame. Handle in form of bird.
Material material	wood~metal
Material - Comment material	~
Dimension dimensions	H~W~X
Dimension comment dimensions	~~
Dimension measurement unit dimensions	cm~cm~cm
Dimension note dimensions
Dimension value dimensions	40.40~18.70~3.50
Dimension value end dimensions	~~
Inscription - Note inscriptions
Inscription - Quoted inscriptions
Inscription language inscriptions
Inscription position inscriptions
Inscription translation inscriptions
Inscription type inscriptions
Production date date made	16thC - 19thC
Production date - Comment date made
Producer/Artist - Association producer
Producer/Artist - Name producer
Technique production technique	carved
Technique - Comment production technique
Production place production place	Nigeria
Production place - Association production place	M
Production place - Comment production place
Production place - Site details production place
Previous owner - Association prior source	PO
Previous owner - Comment prior source
Previous owner - Name prior source	Beasley, Harry Geoffrey
Acquisition Funding Source Name provenance
Acquisition Funding Source Name Association provenance
Acquisition Funding Source Name Comment provenance
Acquisition Name provenance	Beasley, Irene Marguerite
Acquisition Name Association provenance	D
Acquisition Name Comment provenance
Excavation/Field Collection Note provenance
Excavator/Field collector - Association provenance
Excavator/Field collector - Name provenance
Associated event - Association event
Associated event - Event event
Associated place place collected
Associated place - Association place collected
Findspot - Association place collected	F
Findspot - Comment place collected
Findspot - Place place collected	Benin City
Findspot - Site details place collected
Associated name - Association reign associated name
Associated name - Comment reign associated name
Associated name - Name reign associated name
Associated ethnic name - Association ethnic attribution
Associated ethnic name - Ethnic Name ethnic attribution
Production ethnic name - Association ethnic attribution	M
Production ethnic name - Comment ethnic attribution
Production ethnic name - Ethnic Name ethnic attribution	Edo
Responsible department department and institution	E
Comment notes
Exhibitions Loans and Displays - Current and Past exhibition history
Bibliographic reference - Citation bibliography
Bibliographic reference - Comment bibliography
Bibliographic reference - Reference bibliography
Condition condition
BM/Big No - Number
BM/Big No - Prefix
BM/Big No - item
Collection
DAMS Asset - Number	1613694656;1613694657;1613694658;1613694659;1613694667
Other number	116
Other number - Comment	Beasley Collection number
Other number type	Previous owner/ex-collection number
PRN
School/Style
Subject - Comment
Subject - Subject	bird
calc acquisition link.spec acquisition date text	1944

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