Patch box
Category
Objets de vertu
Date
1790 - 1799
Materials
metal and enamel
Measurements
30 mm (H)58 mm (W)36 mm (D)
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Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 1247154
Summary
An oval enamel box decorated with a hunting scene on top and animals, a boar and a deer, in landscapes at the sides. Possibly Battersea, 18th century.
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.