Box
Category
Wooden objects
Date
Unknown
Materials
Teak and brass.
Measurements
330 mm (H)250 mm (W)1330 mm (Length)
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Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1332068
Summary
Long, plain teak map box, two-hinged lid and a brass carrying handle at each end. Interior of lid marked '30 charts' in chalk. Wooden fittings inside lid to hold something flat. It contains eleven nautical maps which are catalogued individually. Carabina style clip and short chain attached to one handle.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.
Marks and inscriptions
Inside of lid: 30 charts