Box
Lizzie Hunt
Category
Furniture
Date
1900 - 1929
Materials
Linen, cotton, embroidery
Measurements
40.5 x 44.5 x 40 cm
Place of origin
England
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Sunnycroft, Shropshire
NT 1318153
Summary
A cotton-covered square box to hold pianola rolls, English, early 20th century, the lid covered with linen embroidered with flowers and leaves, the top with a decorative fringe, the interior of the hinged lid applied with two vertical strips, the interior of the lid and of the box covered with floral chintz with a white ground, the exterior of the box covered in red cotton. Thought to have been made by Joan Lander's grandmother Lizzie Hunt.
Provenance
Sunnycroft was built in 1880 for J.G. Wackrill, founder of the Shropshire Brewery. It was bought in the early 1890s by Mary Jane Slaney who proceeded to extend the house and lay out the grounds to create the estate that is there today. After Mary Slaney died in 1912 the property was bought by her brother-in-law John Vernon Thomas Lander. Three generations of the Lander family lived at Sunnycroft. J.V.T. Lander's granddaughter Joan bequeathed the estate to the National Trust in 1997.
Makers and roles
Lizzie Hunt, maker