Trinket box
Category
Natural History / Animals, Plants & Fossils
Date
Unknown
Materials
Mother-of-pearl
Measurements
17 mm (H); 69 mm (W); 50 mm (Length)
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 32836.1
Summary
Base of a mother-of-pearl trinket box, carved with plants on the outside with patterned etching on the base probably South Italian, late 18th century.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.