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Printed Transcription of Wording on the Tomb of John Tradescant, with Separate Frame, c.1853

Inventory Number 12647


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.12647

Item type
Object
Provenance
Probably acquired from the sale of the effects of Professor J. O. Westwood in 1930.
Other inscriptions
Inscribed [by R. T. Gunther] 'J. O. Westwood colln. Hope Coll.' (see note).
Physical material
Wood
Glass
Card
Object type
Print
Dimensions
Height: 481mm Width: 323mm Depth: 22mm
Inventory No
12647

Description

The text gives the restored and new wording when the tomb, in St Mary's churchyard, Lambeth, was restored in 1853.

Wooden, glazed frame with card backboard.