Decorative box
Staffordshire
Category
Objets de vertu
Date
1800 - 1820
Materials
ceramic, metal and paper
Measurements
20 x 32 x 25 mm
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Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1220193
Summary
Rectangular enamel cushion shaped box, Staffordshire, c. 1800, white ground with floral blue and pink border, metal mounted hinged lid, barrel powder blue. Accept / a Trifle from a / Friend. Contains note [illegible] Johnstone (Meredith).
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
Accept/a Trifle from a/Friend
Makers and roles
Staffordshire, manufacturer