Container
Prisoner-of-war
Category
Objets de vertu
Date
Unknown
Materials
Bone
Measurements
50 mm (Height); 23 mm (Diameter)
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Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1339424
Summary
Small, cylindrical carved bone container with open fretwork to the lower part and piercings to upper part.. Contains 9 spilikins of various lengths and decorated tops. Tops are: a painted face in profile with green hat; a halberd with green tassel; two spears with green tassels; a curved black blade; a grey fish; a yellow trumpet; a red and geen oar; a post horn with black markings. Bone prisoner-of-war work.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.
Makers and roles
Prisoner-of-war