Case
Category
Textiles
Date
1900
Materials
gold thread & silk
Measurements
380 x 210 x 5 mm
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Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
NT 107505.2
Summary
An address case of Kincob case with cinnabar seal with Arabic characters. It is made from pink & gold woven silk making diagonal rows of leaf patterns. 'A seal with Arabic characters - Indian (?)’.
Full description
Health Hazard: presence of mercury.
Provenance
Purchased in 1986 by the National Heritage Memorial Fund from Francis Curzon, 3rd Viscount Scarsdale (1924-2000). Gifted to the National Trust in 1987 by the National Heritage Memorial Fund.