Glass Jar with Barnacles

anonymous, 1884

Monster van zeepokken (Balanus spec.) in glazen pot met deksel, afgedicht met dierenblaas en was.

  • Artwork typepot, sample
  • Object numberNG-MC-1889-66
  • Dimensionsheight 28 cm x diameter 12 cm
  • Physical characteristicsglass, water, barnacles, bladder, wax and paper

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Glass Jar with Barnacles

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-MC-1889-66

  • Description

    Monster van zeepokken (Balanus spec.) in glazen pot met deksel, afgedicht met dierenblaas en was.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    inscription, on the label: ‘Balanus / (Zeepok) / Atlantische Oceaan. / Zr. Ms. Schroefstoomschip ‘Tromp’. / 1884 / Exh. 27 Augustus 1884 Nº 38.’

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Creation

  • Creation

    compiler (person in literature): anonymous, Atlantic Ocean

  • Dating

    1884

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    glass, water, barnacles, bladder, wax and paper

  • Dimensions

    height 28 cm x diameter 12 cm

Explanatory note

  • Volgens het opschrift zijn de zeepokken door de bemanning van het schroefstoomschip Zr.Ms. Tromp in 1884 meegenomen uit de Atlantische Oceaan.

This work is about

  • Person

  • Subject

  • Place

  • Period

    1884

Acquisition and rights

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    ...; transferred from the Ministerie van Marine (Department of the Navy), The Hague, to the museum, 1889

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