Box
Category
Desktop & office
Date
circa 1820
Materials
Wood, tortoiseshell, brass and leather
Measurements
90 x 275 x 155 mm
Place of origin
France
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Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 610025.2
Summary
Rectangular box with hinged lid and brass lock. Boulle decoration in brass and red tortoiseshell. Brass oval medallion set in rectangular panel of scrolling foliage on lid, outer strapwork/scroll border. Inlaid on all sides. Leather base. Made in France circa 1820.
Provenance
Attingham collection; bequeathed to the National Trust by Edith Teresa Hulton, Lady Berwick (1890-1972).