Coffer
Category
Ceramics
Date
1700 - 1799
Materials
Cloisonne
Measurements
429 x 903 x 438 mm
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Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
NT 513461.2
Summary
Cloisonne enamel rectangular coffers, decorated with formal motifs of Kuei dragons and clouds in colours on pale turquoise ground. C18. Cloud scrolls on tops, lotus on front, sides and back, dragon on friezes. Gilt corners styled as bamboo. Hinged lid. Tin liner. One of a pair.
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust by Huttleston Rogers Broughton, 1st Lord Fairhaven (1896-1966) with the house and the rest of the contents.