Dressing box
Hunt
Category
Wooden objects
Date
1876 - 1901
Materials
Coromandel, leather, brass and velvet
Measurements
130 x 267 x 85 mm; 344 mm (Length)
Place of origin
New Bond Street
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Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 10250.1
Summary
A rectangular late Victorian brass bound coramandel dressing box, with engraved bell flowers along the inner edges and a blue velvet lining. The hinged lid carries the remains of a clasp, while the body is left with a circular hole where a lock was once attached. From within the leather case (NT10250.2).
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.
Marks and inscriptions
MORTIMER AND HUNT / JEWELLERS TO THE QUEEN / 156, New Bond Street London (engraved plaque on the interior surface, between hinges)
Makers and roles
Hunt , jeweller Mortimer, jeweller