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Toy boxes made of paper

Toy boxes made of paper

Catalogue no:

42847

Botanical classification:

MORACEAE Broussonetia kazinokii

Donor:

Sir Harry Parkes

Donor date:

1874

Geographical origin:

Eastern Asia, Japan

 

These paper toy boxes, made from a species of Broussonetia, were sent to Kew from the South Kensington Museum , where Sir Harry Parkes’ collection was first kept. Parkes is responsible for gathering a large part of Kew ’s paper collection, including various specimens of Japanese paper materials and samples.

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