Holiday souvenir
Category
Ephemera
Date
Unknown
Materials
Cardboard and textile
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 32827
Summary
Cardboard presentation box, covered and lined containing an engraved grain of rice within a glass phial protected by an outer metal container. The grain of rice is engraved with: A happy and prosperous life to / Lt.-Col the Rt.Hon.G.A.Gibbs.M.P., / The Treasurer to the King's Household, London, England. / From Museum Darulfalah, Delhi, India.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.