Strongbox
Category
Metalwork
Date
1600 - 1700
Materials
Metal, Wood
Measurements
460 mm (Height) x 468 mm (Depth); 835 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Germany
Order this imageCollection
Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1333630
Summary
Armada chest with elaborate lock systems beneath top of the lid. Metal carrying handles on either side. Interior divided into two compartments, painted orange. Dummy keyhole and two metal loops on front. Made by German armourers as a strong box. Seventeenth century.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.