Box
Collingwood Ltd
Category
Objets de vertu
Date
circa 1909
Materials
Leather, silk, velvet, brass
Measurements
80 mm (Width) x 43 mm (Depth); 113 mm (length)
Place of origin
London
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Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 1247544
Summary
Tan leather bound box for small ivory snuff box
Provenance
A Gift from Edward VII to Mrs Greville in 1909. It was part of the collection at Polesden Lacey where it came into the care of the Trust as part of her bequest in 1942. 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 Mrs Greville's Bedroom, page 46.
Marks and inscriptions
Inside lid: Collingwood & Co, To the Royal Family, 46 Conduit Street, London
Makers and roles
Collingwood Ltd, manufacturer