Human-Remains
Human-Remains
Object name: Human-Remains
Associated with Richard Cuming (1777 - 1870)
Date: 1870
Dimensions:
135 x 130 x 170 mm
Medium: Bone
Object number: C04819
DescriptionHuman skull. One of several found at Tottenham at a depth of 9ft while excavating for the East London Waterworks.
The label inside by Henry Syer Cuming records that this was the last specimen handled by his father, Richard Cuming, less than 60 hours before his death on 12th February 1870.
The label inside by Henry Syer Cuming records that this was the last specimen handled by his father, Richard Cuming, less than 60 hours before his death on 12th February 1870.