Box
Collingwood Ltd
Category
Objets de vertu
Date
1901 - 1910
Materials
leather, silk, velvet, brass
Measurements
55 mm (Width) x 22 mm (Depth); 63 mm (length)
Place of origin
London
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Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 1247542
Summary
Green leather box with gilded pattern. For brooch cipher of Edward VII 1247140.Contains piece of paper with 'King Edward 7th cypher' in Mrs Greville's handwriting.
Full description
In Jewellery and Trinket 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 on a piece of paper: King Edward 7th Cypher Inside lid: Collingwood & Co, To the Royal Family, 46 Conduit Street, London
Makers and roles
Collingwood Ltd, manufacturer