Deity shrine
Category
Decorative ornaments
Date
Unknown
Materials
Copper, Gilt, Lacquer, Wood
Measurements
273 mm (H)126 mm (W)95 mm (D)
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Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1332774
Summary
Small portable deity shrine with folding doors. Outside black lacquer with copper latch, hinges and engraved decorative plates. Inside gilded with carved lotus-leaf. Deity missing, one door detached and another carved piece broken off and stored inside.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.