Letter regarding items purchased by Mr Horniman that will be sent in post.

Letter informing recipient that Mr Horniman has made some purchases and they will be sent in the post, author is also sending an item that may be of interest to Mr Horniman which he could not get for less than 100 rupees.

Collection Information

These objects are only a part of our collections, of which there are more than 350,000 objects. This information comes from our collections database. Some of this is incomplete and there may be errors. This part of the website is also still under construction, so there may be some fields repeated or incorrectly formatted information.

The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive. The database also includes information on objects that are considered secret or sacred by some communities.

If you have any further information about objects in our collections or can suggest corrections to our information, please contact us: enquiry@horniman.ac.uk