Jewellery box
Category
Leatherwork
Date
Unknown
Materials
Leather, velvet and silk
Measurements
90 mm (H)30 mm (W)20 mm (Length)
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Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 17895.2
Summary
Leather covered rectangular red box with gold decorative borders containing stick-pin (NT17895.1). At the hinge end, the box is domed. It is opened by a push button catch. On back is a typed paper label reading, Wedding Present from / Sir Archibald and Lady Weigall. On the inside, the top is lined with cream silk, and the pin sits into cushioned cream velvet.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.