Lap desk key
Category
Metalwork
Date
1700 - 1725
Materials
Metal and ivory
Measurements
22 x 3 mm; 70 mm (Length)35 mm (Length)
Place of origin
India
Order this imageCollection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 11145.2
Summary
Key for a hardwood and engraved ivory desk box, Visakhapatnam, India, first quarter of the 18th century, (NT11145.1). Attached ivory key tag reads; Ebony & / Ivory Desk.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.