Box for a voyage
Dublin Core
Title
Box for a voyage
Description
When off on a boat trip, people used this kind of box, known in Shetland as a bøst, to carry food or fishing flies. These boxes were made around Hordaland province, and imported in the 18th century as part of the islands’ trading links with coastal Norway. Boats gallery CON 8153
Language
English
Type
Physical Object
Identifier
588
Extent
cm x cm x cm
Europeana
Europeana Type
TEXT
Physical Object Item Type Metadata
DescriptionEN
When off on a boat trip, people used this kind of box, known in Shetland as a bøst, to carry food or fishing flies. These boxes were made around Hordaland province, and imported in the 18th century as part of the islands’ trading links with coastal Norway. Boats gallery CON 8153
Prim Media
326
Citation
“Box for a voyage,” CUPIDO, accessed July 9, 2025, https://www.cupidoeu.org/omeka/items/show/955.
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