Cardboard box
H. Huntsman and Sons
Category
Costume
Date
1928
Materials
cardboard, paper label and metal staples
Measurements
390 mm (Width) x 62 mm (Depth); 500 mm (Length)
Place of origin
London
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Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 18492.6.1
Summary
Lid of brown cardboard box, with a manufacturer's label on the centre of the lid showing business details and a symbol of a Royal Warrant. The main writing reads: From HUNTSMAN & SONS, Ltd., / TAILORS AND BREECHES MAKERS. Handwritten: Lord. Wraxall / 81. Eaton Sqaure / Grosvenor Gdns / S.W.1. Corners held together with rusted staples. An associated element of a Royal Household uniform worn by George Abraham Gibbs as King George V's Treasurer of the Household 1921–1928., after his appointment as Baron Wraxall in 1928.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.
Marks and inscriptions
Top of lid, centre: Symbol of Royal Warrant at top of label. Beneath reads: BY APPOINTMENTS TO HIS MAJESTY THE KING. TO HIS LATE MAJESTY KING EDWARD. TO HER LATE MAJESTY THE QUEEN. H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES (1865). AND H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES (1921). Directors, FRANK HUNTSMAN. H. W. T. HUNTSMAN. Telephone No. REGENT 7441. From HUNTSMAN & SONS, Ltd., TAILORS AND BREECHES MAKERS. Lord. Wraxall. 81. Eaton Square. Grosvenor Gdns. S.W.1. Per Hand II, SAVILE ROW, LONDON, W.I.
Makers and roles
H. Huntsman and Sons, outfitter