Knife box
Category
Household and miscellaneous
Date
1730 - 1770
Materials
Shagreen, wood, metal and textile
Measurements
350 x 230 mm
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Montacute House, Somerset
NT 597489.3
Summary
One of three knife boxes covered in black Shagreen. Serpentine fronts with silvered brass drop handles, locks and claw and ball feet. Original fitted interiors with red velvet. Mid eighteenth century.
Provenance
Said to have come from Montacute.