Decorative box
Crown Staffordshire
Category
Objets de vertu
Date
1900 - 2000
Materials
ceramic and gilt
Measurements
32 x 58 mm; 38 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Staffordshire
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Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1220210
Summary
White bone china oval box with motto 'My Love for you is ever True' and floral bouquet on lid. Lid and barrel edges gilt trimmed. Floral sprays around barrel. Crown Staffordshire. Given to Lady Rose Lauritzen as a Christmas present from Betty Batten's doctor and friend Raymond Dixon Firth.
Provenance
On loan to the National Trust from Lady Mairi Bury (1921-2009) 1976, then purchased by the National Trust from the Estate of Lady Mairi Bury 2012.
Credit line
Mount Stewart, The Londonderry Collection
Marks and inscriptions
My Love for You/is Ever True, Bone China/Crown Staffordshire back stamp on base
Makers and roles
Crown Staffordshire, manufacturer