Cutlery box
Widdowson and Veale
Category
Wooden objects
Date
Unknown
Materials
Brass, Ivory, Velvet, Wood
Measurements
80 x 235 mm; 295 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Strand
Order this imageCollection
Hughenden, Buckinghamshire
NT 428845
Summary
Wooden cutlery box with grained top panel, moulded sides and moulded rim to lid. Brass plaque in centre of lid engraved 'Spoons etc./ formerly/ belonging to/ Lord Beaconsfield.' Blue velvet lined interior with removable tray. Ivory plaque inside lid inscribed 'Widdowson and Veale,/ 73, Strand, London.' Brass corners and lock. For cutlery see NT/HUG/M/110.
Marks and inscriptions
'Widdowson and Veale,/ 73, Strand, London.' (ivory plaque)
Makers and roles
Widdowson and Veale, maker