Picture Details
Neem gum
Partner:
Kew GardensImage reference:
EBC62974Origin:
Tamil Nadu, IndiaDonor / Date:
India Museum, c.1879Size:
W 35; L 40-80 mmDescription:
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This gum was on display at the India Museum in London before coming to Kew. The India Museum was formed by the East India Company in 1801 to display artefacts, natural history specimens and illustrations from the Indian subcontinent. The Museum was closed in 1879 and its collections dispersed among the London Museums and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. At the time this gum was acquired for the India Museum the state of Tamil Nadu in southern India was known as Madras, Madras is the name now used for the state's capital.
