Knife box
Category
Wooden objects
Date
1810
Materials
Ebony, Mahogany, Satinwood, Silver
Measurements
375 mm (H)215 mm (W)290 mm (D)
Order this imageCollection
Speke Hall, Merseyside
NT 1196504.2
Summary
Pair of mahogany veneered knife boxes, with satinwood and ebony banding, twisted rope borders. Sloping hinged lid inlaid with thistle motif in an oval, above serpentine front bearing a silver shield shaped escutcheon plate. Compartmentalised interior.
Marks and inscriptions
(Silver marks; m date letter below a horn (?); George III duty mark; lion rampant to left; TL makers mark)