railing
Item
Title
railing
Creator
Creator Unrecorded
Subject
campaign mementoes; death; memorials; Tomb; railing; Khartoum, Sudan
Furniture
Description
A section of brass railing from Mahdi's tomb, which has been turned in sections. There are four joint areas for attaching the vertical sections. Contemporary photographs in the Royal Collection show the railings in situ inside the damaged qubba (domed tomb). The railings were previously looted from the Mission Church in Khartoum. [FHM 09/2019, FN/ON 02/2020]
Listed as coming from RUSI [Royal United Services Institute] in the Gordon's School register of objects. [NSty 23/10/20]
Publisher
Making African Connections
Date
1896
1898
Format
Height 565mm; Length 30mm
Identifier
GGC213
Source
Rights
© Royal Engineers Museum
Item sets
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| Title | Alternate label | Class |
|---|---|---|
 Finial of the Mahdī’s qubba |
Physical Object | |
 MAHDI'S TOMB |
Physical Object | |
 Visit to the Tomb of the Mahdi (2020) |
Event |