Pencil box
Cumberland Pencil Company
Category
Objets de vertu
Date
Unknown
Materials
Cedar [juniperus virginiana]
Measurements
15 x 192 x 76 mm
Place of origin
Keswick
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Smallhythe Place, Kent
NT 1119133
Summary
Cedarwood pencil box imprinted 'Cumberland Pencil Co. Keswick' and with spaces for six pencils. 'Ellen Terry' carved in Gothic lettering on lid, also in Ellen Terry's hand 'To E.G.O. 1919'. On back of box in Ellen Terry's hand 'Useful diligence will at last prevail'.
Marks and inscriptions
CUMBERLAND / PENCIL CO. / KESWICK (stamped on inside)
Makers and roles
Cumberland Pencil Company, manufacturer