Seal box
Collingwood Ltd
Category
Objets de vertu
Date
1942
Materials
Leather, velvet, silk, brass
Measurements
52 mm (Width) x 30 mm (Depth); 92 mm (length)
Place of origin
London
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Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 1247536
Summary
Red Leather bound box for royal seal. With gilded decorative borders and crown motif.
Full description
In Jewellry and Trinkets boxes 1
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.
Marks and inscriptions
Inside lid: Collingwood & Co, To The Royal Family, 46 Conduit Street, London
Makers and roles
Collingwood Ltd, manufacturer