Patch box
Category
Objets de vertu
Date
1770 - 1800
Materials
enamel
Measurements
26 mm (H)42 mm (W)46 mm (D)
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Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 1247121
Summary
A pale blue enamel oval and fluted patch box made in Staffordshire in the late 18th century. The white top is inscribed with the lines ‘Hark the drum calls me away, Farewell, my Dear I can no longer stay.’
Provenance
The bequest of Margaret (Anderson) McEwan, The Hon. Mrs Ronald - later Dame Margaret - Henry Fulke Greville, DBE (1863-1942) from probate records linked with the donation of the property to the National Trust in 1943. This item found on the record for Polesden Lacey miniatures and small objects in the strong room, page 117.
Marks and inscriptions
HARK the DRUM / calls me away / Farewell / my Dear I can no longer stay (inscribed on top)