Cylindrical box
Antony Gibbs (Tyntesfield 1841 - 1907)
Category
Objets de vertu
Date
1880
Materials
Place of origin
Wraxall
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Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 15716
Summary
A late Victorian, drum shaped ornamentally turned box and cover, probably rosewood, by Antony Gibbs, dated 1880. The jar has hobnail facets to the body and the cover has swirled patterns with a lobed rim. The underside has a circular paper label reading; A. Gibbs, FECIT. A further label dated by hand reads; 1880.
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
Antony Gibbs (Tyntesfield 1841 - 1907), maker