Sweet box
Category
Ephemera
Date
Unknown
Materials
Cardboard
Measurements
20 x 192 mm; 78 mm (Length)
Order this imageCollection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 22733
Summary
White cardboard sweets / confectionary box with hinged lid. Interior divided into seven sections. Inside the lid seven common birds are listed with minimal descriptions as follows; SKYLARK / ROBIN RED BREAST / THRUSH / SPARROW / MAGPIE / WOODLARK / SNIPE. The lid has a gilt edge and a label in various shades of blue as follows; BRITISH / BIRDS EGGS / TOM SMITH AND CO LTD LONDON / MANUFACTURERS OF FINE CONFECTIONS.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters