Toothpick case
Category
Ivory and bone
Date
circa 1790
Materials
ivory, mother-of-pearl, gold and gilt
Measurements
13 x 83 x 32 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1219779
Summary
Gold mounted ivory toothpick case, English, circa 1790, of navette-form, the lid with three oval mother-of-pearl panels painted with flowers and a landscape within bright-cut gold frames.
Provenance
On loan to the National Trust from Lady Mairi Bury (1921-2009), 1976, then accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the National Trust, 2013