Writing box
Finnigan's Ltd.
Category
Leatherwork
Date
1860 - 1900
Materials
Gilt brass, Leather, Pine, Silk
Measurements
150 mm (H)230 mm (W)145 mm (D)
Place of origin
Manchester
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Speke Hall, Merseyside
NT 1195961
Summary
Rectangular black leather writing box, sloping hinged lid, raised on low plinth base. Fitted interior (contains envelope addressed to M.R.A.Graves. Green watered silk lining to lid. Oval gilt-brass escutcheon plate, key attached to lock.
Marks and inscriptions
FINNIGANS LTD MANCHESTER (stamped in gilt to edge)
Makers and roles
Finnigan's Ltd.