Decorative box
Staffordshire Enamels
Category
Objets de vertu
Date
1800
Materials
enamel, metal and glass
Measurements
25 x 45 mm; 32 mm (Diameter)
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Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1220188
Summary
Oval Staffordshire enamel box, 'Long may/you live and/be Happy' within chevrons. Green barrel. White lid. Metal mounted hinged lid. Mirror inside lid. Staffordshire c.1800.
Provenance
Gifted to the National Trust from Lady Mairi Bury (1921-2009) 1976 then erroneously inventoried as being 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
Long may/you live and/be Happy
Makers and roles
Staffordshire Enamels, manufacturer