Box
Category
Wooden objects
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood, Brass, Baize
Measurements
290 mm (H)225 mm (W)325 mm (Length)
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Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1332066.1
Summary
Wooden box with brass handle each side and a brass locking plate on the front. Lift up lid on two hinges with a brass plate engraved 'Capt Buchan 1st Battn 83 Regt'. Interior of box and lid lined with green baize. Interior divided into 6 section, the top of each divider also lined with green baize. It contains two metal canisters and four green glass bottles. A letter inside one canister addressed to Charles Wade from Tivoli House, Cheltenham.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.
Marks and inscriptions
Capt Buchan 1st Battn 83 Regt