Ivory Niño
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Identifier
MEL-001
Origin
Manila (?)
Materials
Ivory
Provenance
The earliest direct reference to the ivories at Melford Hall is from Sir William Hyde Parker’s unpublished family biography, finished in 1867. There he mentions that the ivory pieces in Melford Hall were taken from the Spanish galleon Santissima Trinidad, which his great grandfather, Admiral Sir Hyde Parker, 5th Bt (1714–1782), captured off of Manila in 1762.
Acquisition Date
Probably 1762
Display status
On display
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“Ivory Niño,” Mapping Philippine Material Culture, accessed May 30, 2023, https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/items/show/4283.
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