Toilet box
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1780
Materials
Ivory veneer, sandalwood, silvered brass
Measurements
6.5 cm (H); 14.2 cm (W); 10.9 cm (D)
Place of origin
Vizagapatam
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Treasurer's House, North Yorkshire
NT 592800.2
Summary
One of a pair of table boxes from an engraved ivory veneered dressing table set comprising a toilet mirror or dressing glass and a pair of table boxes, Indian, Vizagapatam, circa 1780. The boxes of rectangular form with hinged lids and silvered handles.
Provenance
Given by Frank Green (1861-1954) along with house, garden and contents to the National Trust in 1930.
References
Jaffer 2001 : Amin Jaffer, Furniture from British India and Ceylon, a catalogue of the collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Peabody Essex Museum, London, V&A publications, 2001. Jaffer 2002 : "Luxury goods from India, the art of the Indian cabinet maker", London, V&A publications, 2002.