Miniature chest
Category
Wooden objects
Date
1850 - 1900
Materials
Paper, Sycamore
Measurements
78 mm (H)102 mm (W)86 mm (D)
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Greenway, Devon
NT 118986
Summary
Box of sycamore, shaped like a beach hut, with sloping roof and turned legs fixed to a round edged base, the underside covered with green textured paper. The two sides of the roof are transfer printed with views of Dovercourt (Essex). The roof lid has a hinged back and decorative snap fastening at the front. Mauchline transfer ware second half of 19th century
Provenance
Introduced to the Property by Agatha Christie Mallowan.