Box
Category
Household and miscellaneous
Date
Unknown
Materials
Baize, Brass, Glass, Sharkskin
Measurements
280 mm (H)275 mm (W)180 mm (D)
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Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1331978
Summary
D-shaped box covered with black shagreen, decorative brass hinges and lock plate fixed with nails, and a carrying handle on lid. Four metal reinforcements on each back corner. Lined with green baize and divided into four compartments, each containing a heavy glass bottle, front ones shaped to fit the box, with ground glass stoppers.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.