Dressing box
Mortimer and Hunt
Category
Wooden objects
Date
1880 - 1901
Materials
Coromandel, brass and velvet
Measurements
95 mm (H)345 mm (W)270 mm (D)
Place of origin
New Bond Street
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 14675.1
Summary
Dressing box - Late Victorian brass bound rectangular coromandel box. Interior edge has engraved brass bell flowers inlaid, also on retail plate; MORTIMER AND HUNT / JEWELLERS TO THE QUEEN / 156 New Bond Street, London. Brass hinge with upper part of lock on lid, lock missing on carcase. Sides have further brass embellishments. Box lined with royal blue velvet. Base of box has a fabric cover, disintegrated.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.
Makers and roles
Mortimer and Hunt, jeweller