Box
Category
Wooden objects
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood, Paper, Varnish, Silk
Measurements
270 mm (Length)210 mm (W)110 mm (H)
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Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1332191
Summary
Wooden box, painted and varnished. Paper decoration stuck overall of architectural buildings surrounded by flowing floral pattern of leaves and flowers.Lock, keyhole to front (key missing). 2 metal hinges Casket body opens to reveal pink silk lined interior. Handwritten on base is 'Jan 10th 1814', repeated on stuck-on paper edging of base..
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.
Marks and inscriptions
Jan 10th 1814