Cabinet IX

Wunderkammer Index & Relic Classification

Catalogued specimens, fossilized river fragments, and curious physical ephemera gathered from quiet walks and antique cabinets.

XLII

catalogued oddities

1884

earliest acquisition

12

specimen drawers

Specimen No. VII

The Thames Shard

Macro photograph of an iridescent Roman glass fragment discovered along the Thames foreshore at low tide, retaining silver patination from two millennia in silty river clay.

Accompanied by handwritten ink notes detailing the precise lunar phase and water level during its retrieval.

Cabinet Selections

Three Featured Oddities

Apothecary Vial

A tiny hand-blown glass vial containing dried lavender seeds and sealed with deep crimson sealing wax.

Uncut Amethyst

A raw crystalline cluster untouched by modern cutlers, smelling faintly of old cedar and damp earth.

Cicada Husk

An immaculate translucent exoskeleton preserved within folded vellum, discovered beneath ancient oak roots during midsummer.

Turn each leaf gently; this codex holds wonder gathered from quiet corners.

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