Dressing case bottle
Thomas Johnson
Category
Glass
Date
1853
Materials
Glass and silver.
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1656461.3
Summary
Eleven glass bottles with engine-turned and foliate mounts and centred initials A.E.C.L., from a Victorian dressing case, containing glass and silver-mounted bottles, Thomas Johnson, London, 1853, the brass bound rosewood case has a hinged lid and removable tray, it is fitted with (brass reverse to lid is missing). Adelaide Emelina Caroline, daughter of Charles, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry married Rev. Frederick Henry Law in 1852.
Provenance
Accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the National Trust, 2012.
Makers and roles
Thomas Johnson, silversmith