FDA-A.2173:1-2020
Parts
Object number
FDA-A.2173:1-2020
Object type
Identification
Title
Brigadier Cooke Cabinet 13
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Mahogany collector's specimen cabinet, rectangular top, arched glazed door, fourteen shallow drawers, platform base
Description
Dimensions
height (actual size): 1120mm
width (actual size): 520mm
depth (actual size): 480mm
width (actual size): 520mm
depth (actual size): 480mm
Inscription
Paper label, printed in black ink: ‘Brigadier E.H. Cooke English and European Lepidoptera Collection'; and another, in green ink: 'Brigadier Cooke Lepidoptera Collection'; small round label: '190'
Material
mahogany
glass
brass
glass
brass
Physical description
Mahogany collector's specimen cabinet; with a rectangular moulded top above an arched glazed door enclosing fourteen shallow drawers with two turned handles and rectangular brass label plates, on a platform base
Production
Date
1880-1900
