Decorative box
Samson
Category
Objets de vertu
Date
circa 1900
Materials
enamel porcelain, metal
Measurements
39 mm (Height); 32 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Paris
Order this imageCollection
Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1220192
Summary
Oval enamel porcelain box decorated on lid with putti, Samson, Paris, c.1900, metal mounted lid, orange blue/white, red and gold painted floral borders on drum.
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
Makers and roles
Samson , manufacturer