Bonbonniere
Category
Objets de vertu
Date
1758
Materials
Enamel, Metal
Measurements
37 x 80 x 63 mm
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Quebec House, Kent
NT 529203
Summary
Battersea enamel bonbonnière belonging to General Wolfe, decorated in sepia pastoral scenes with a calendar on lid. 'A New Year's Gift for 1758'.
Provenance
Formerly part of the Wolfe-Aylward Collection. Item was bequeathed by Mrs. Wolfe (General James Wolfe's mother) to her nephew William Burcher, the son of Anne Burcher (nee Wolfe), she being the eldest member of the family with the exception of her brother Walter (Wolfe's uncle), who died unmarried. This William Burcher had two sons, William and Edward Wolfe Burcher. The first named died without issue, the latter was the great grandfather of Mr Wolfe-Aylward, to whom the items were handed down to.