Dressing case
John Robins
Category
Furniture
Date
1784
Materials
Brass, Dalbergia nigra, Rosewood [dalbergia nigra], Silver
Measurements
140 mm (H)245 mm (W)325 mm (Length)
Place of origin
England
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Shugborough Estate, Staffordshire
NT 1270786.1
Summary
Brass bound rosewood dressing case, lid lined with blue velvet and containing four glass toilet bottles with silver lids and stoppers engraved with Anson crest and scrolling foliage on engine-turned ground (one bottle contains cologne, one talc). Belonged to the 1st Earl of Lichfield.
Makers and roles
John Robins