Stationery holder
Category
Desktop & office
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paint, Wood
Measurements
182 x 231 x 134 mms
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Blickling Hall, Norfolk
NT 354287
Summary
Stationery holder. Painted wooden box with sloping lid. Four compartments inside lined with marbled paper. Front has circular print of a letter with ink bottle and seal, inscribed 'L'Amour dans une lettre'. Top has painted flowers and a fairy. Sides are painted with figures, balustrade and steps. Back is painted with ribbons and garlands. All with green frogspawn border. Contents - Carlton club headed paper, three plain cream envelopes, six Lothian monogram mourning envelopes, and six New Battle Abbey mourning envelopes.
Marks and inscriptions
L'Armour dans une lettre (located on the front of the box)