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D8760 - Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth - 1714-1994
- F - Family records of the extended Franklin family and the Gell family of Hopton Hall - 1714-1994
  - OBJ - Objects collected by members of the Franklin and Gell families - [c350-c1900]

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/OBJ/12
Former Reference	D3311/OBJ
Title	Two pieces of mummy cloth mounted on card, one described as being from Thebes
Date	[c350]
Description	Lady Franklin was a great traveller and whilst her husband, Naval Captain Sir John Franklin, was commanding HMS Rainbow in the Mediterranean in the 1830s, she took the opportunity to travel to Turkey, Palestine, Egypt, Syria and Greece. These small fragments of mummy cloth are likely to be souvenirs she brought back from Egypt in 1834. She is known to have brought back considerably larger objects from her travels, including a wooden mask from an Egyptian mummy.
Extent	2 items
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
Term	Egyptology
	Textiles
	British Empire
	Colonialism

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Place (click for further details)	Type
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