Writing box
Category
Wooden objects
Date
1851 - 1875
Materials
Coromandel, Glass, Leather, Silver
Measurements
35 x 350 x 255 mm
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Plas Yn Rhiw, Gwynedd
NT 648796.1
Summary
Mid-Victorian coromandel travelling writing box with interior, blue leather covered writing slope, single glass ink bottle with silver screw cap lid; the lid with ?silver cartouche inscribed with the initials 'J.W.K'.
Provenance
the property was given to the Trust as part of the Plas yn Rhiw estate between 1950 and 1966 by the Misses Eileen, Lorna and Honora Keating in memory of their parents, John William and Constance Annie Keating.
Marks and inscriptions
'J.W.K'. (lid)