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Rosaries made from lotus seeds
Partner:
Kew GardensImage reference:
EBC41216Origin:
Hardwar, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaDonor / Date:
John Firminger Duthie and James Sykes Gamble, 1884 & 1892Size:
L 360: L 1000 mmDescription:
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Two rosaries, one donated by Duthie and one by Gamble, Gamble collected his from the Hardwar Fair in 1890. There is no indication of which rosary is which. Both Gamble (1847-1925) and Duthie (1845-1922) were botanists and published works on South Asia plants. Gamble worked for the Indian Forest Department.
