Case
Reid and Sons
Category
Leatherwork
Date
Unknown
Materials
Leather, Satin, Velvet
Measurements
405 mm (H)572 mm (W)445 mm (D)
Place of origin
Newcastle upon Tyne
Collection
Cragside, Northumberland
NT 1229620
Summary
Black leather case for silver presentation urn (S/128) shaped like a church dome, lined with purple velvet and puckered pale blue satin, made by Reid and Sons, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
Provenance
Armstrong collection. Transferred by the Treasury to The National Trust in 1977 via the National Land Fund, aided by 3rd Baron Armstrong of Bamburgh and Cragside (1919 - 1987).
Makers and roles
Reid and Sons, manufacturer