Letter box
Category
Desktop & office
Date
1939
Materials
Oak and brass
Measurements
250 x 445 x 210 mm
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Tredegar, Newport
NT 1553612
Summary
Box. A rectangular, wooden letter and telegram box, 1939. Sloping top set within an open shelf. Brass plate on top, inscribed 'Letters' and posting slot with brass surround and a glass window. On front is another glass viewing window, below which is a narrow drawer with brass knob, and underneath inscribed 'Telegrams'.
Provenance
Part of the original collection of Tredegar House acquired by the Morgan family prior to 1951 to furnish the property. Acquired by Newport City Council from 1974-2012. On loan, with Tredegar House, from Newport City Council to the National Trust. In March 2012 the National Trust took over the management of Tredegar House with its contents and its 90 acres of gardens and parkland, from Newport City Council for a period of 50 years.
Marks and inscriptions
Above telegram drawer: Presented to / Viscount and Viscountess Tredegar / by their personal staff / June 1939