Box
Category
Objets de vertu
Date
1750
Materials
enamel, gold
Measurements
30 mm (H)77 mm (W)64 mm (D)
Place of origin
Guangzhou
Order this imageCollection
Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 1247145
Summary
A shell-shaped box, enamel with gold mount, painted as a shell and with flowers, c1750. Used to contain a lady’s small personal effects. It opens to reveal painted flowers on the inside of the lid and base.
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 116.
