Ornamental box - Specimen details

Ornamental box - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 42419

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Plant Name 159.01 BETULACEAE Betula alba Entry Book Number 134.1894
Artefact Name Ornamental box Vernacular Name
Iso Country Finland TDWG Region Finland
Parts Held Ornamental box Geography Description Finland
Uses Ornamental boxUse: MATERIALS User: Man TDWG use MATERIALS
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Notes: Purchased by Kew for 3/10x0Dx0ABox inscribed with 'Alku tyon kaunistaa lopussa kiitos seisoo' (Finnish) - roughly translates as 'If your beginning is beautiful you'll be thankful in the end'. The design is typical of a Norwegian birch butter box 'smortine' w, hich were very ornamental. Finnish butter boxes were usually much more simple in design. Harriet Gendall pers. comm. 2018, after consulting Norwegian scholar and Finnish visitors to Kew.

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