Desk box
Category
Furniture
Date
1700 - 1725
Materials
Hardwood, leather, ivory and velvet
Measurements
100 x 340 mm; 425 mm (Length)
Place of origin
India
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Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 11145.1
Summary
A hardwood and engraved ivory desk box, Visakhapatnam, India, first quarter of the 18th century. Sloping top and sides inlaid with borders of incised scrolling foliage, the front interior section lined in blue velvet, while back interior section holds two glass inkwells with silver lids and is lined in dark blue leather.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.