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One of 47 wooden specimen boxes made for Mawson, the expedition geologist on Shackleton's Nimrod expedition.
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Douglas Mawson's specimen box
Details
British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-09
Douglas Mawson's specimen box
signed with initials, inscribed and dated 'Specimens from New Zealand 1928 D.M.' on a label and numbered(?) '07' on the front
wood and metal
17¾ x 18 x 5 5/8in. (45 x 45.6 x 14.3cm.)
sold with a certificate of authenticity from the University of Adelaide, dated 16 May 2008
Douglas Mawson's specimen box
signed with initials, inscribed and dated 'Specimens from New Zealand 1928 D.M.' on a label and numbered(?) '07' on the front
wood and metal
17¾ x 18 x 5 5/8in. (45 x 45.6 x 14.3cm.)
sold with a certificate of authenticity from the University of Adelaide, dated 16 May 2008
Provenance
Douglas Mawson, by whom given (1 of 47) to the Tate Museum, Geology Department, University of Adelaide, 1928.
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Adelaide, from whom acquired by the present owner.
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Adelaide, from whom acquired by the present owner.