Cigar box
Newburyport
Category
Wooden objects
Date
1954
Materials
Cedar [juniperus virginiana], Ebony, Glass, Silver
Measurements
80 x 278 x 225 mm
Place of origin
Massachusetts
Order this imageCollection
Chartwell, Kent
NT 1100800
Summary
Ebony cigar box with silver lid and base, on four stud feet, by Newburyport, Massachusetts. The lid set with a polychrome glass (?) mosaic and engraved to WSC "From the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts visiting the Honorable Artillery Company of London October 1954" lined with cedarwood with a Company medallion. In a grey fitted case.
Provenance
Given to WSC in October 1954
Marks and inscriptions
Engraved to WSC "From the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts visiting the Honorable Artillery Company of London October 1954"
Makers and roles
Newburyport, manufacturer