Box
Category
Objets de vertu
Date
1840
Materials
Card, Paper, Straw
Measurements
63 mm (H)155 mm (W)109 mm (D)
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Greenway, Devon
NT 118625
Summary
French prisoners of war straw box, dog design on lid. Rectangular straw-work box on card core, with an image of a dog on a cushion on the fitted lid. This is derived from Berlin wool embroidery. The sides of the box have a zig-zag pattern reminiscent of Florentine (Bargello) embroidery designs. The box is lined with 19th century paper with a blue meandering plant design in small scale. The underside of the box is covered in brown textured paper. Circa 1840.