Decorative box
Staffordshire Enamels
Category
Objets de vertu
Date
circa 1800
Materials
enamel, metal and glass
Measurements
20 x 39 x 32 mm
Order this imageCollection
Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1220186
Summary
Oval Staffordshire enamel patch box, 'Accept/this Trifle from a/Friend/whose love for thee/will never end'. Blue barrel-shaped white lid, metal mounted and hinged. c.1800.
Provenance
Gifted to the National Trust from Lady Mairi Bury (1921-2009) 1976 then erroneously inventoried as on loan to the National Trust from Lady Mairi Bury (1921-2009) 1976 and subsequently purchased by the National Trust from the Estate of Lady Mairi Bury 2012.
Credit line
Mount Stewart, The Londonderry Collection
Marks and inscriptions
Accept/this Trifle from a/Friend/whose love for thee/will never end (on lid)
Makers and roles
Staffordshire Enamels, manufacturer