Pin box
Category
Objets de vertu
Date
circa 1900
Materials
enamel, ceramic and metal
Measurements
32 x 45 x 32 mm
Place of origin
France
Order this imageCollection
Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1220194
Summary
French enamel shaped rectangular pin box c.1900, ''Take this / For a Kiss' on lid. Two love birds perched on two hearts, green, red, blue floral border on white lid. Lid metal mounted. Barrel plain yellow.
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
Take this for a Kiss