This box is used by botanists for collecting specimens and keeping them safe until returning from nature to study the items collected. We offer two such vascula: a 19th c. and an 18th c. piece. The 19th c. vasculum is based on an original and the 18th c. version is a reproduction of an existing piece from the late 18th c. 
Hemp strapping included, but not attached. Attach it yourself for a custom fitted shoulder strap.
 
Featured in the movie Master & Commander
Featured in the 2006 Directory of Traditional American Crafts issue of Early American Life Magazine