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IPSMG:HSM.2014.142

Ipswich Collections

tortoise, radiated tortoise, carapace

Radiated tortoise shell

Carapace of a radiated tortoise, with no head or limbs. The shell is brown and orange in colour.

Inscription on label found inside shell '1839 presented to the Ipswich Library Institute by William Lane Esq, collector of customs'