Eyelet
Category
Household and miscellaneous
Date
Unknown
Materials
Card, Metal & Cotton
Measurements
23 mm (Width); 75 mm (Length)
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Mr Straw's House, Nottinghamshire
NT 740792.16
Summary
Four eyelets attached to the original packaging with white cotton . The packaging has been cut down leaving only the bottom left corner, the front has a pale blue background with sections marked out by red borders. The back has discoloured to a beige with partial black print; '1 2 3 4 rd. Black & White same Price. EY'S BRITISH MAKE.' The eyes are made form a silver coloured metal , which has darkened over time, with a hoop at each and a slight bow to the centre. Kept in the base, 740792.1.1, of a sewing box 740792.1.
Provenance
Straw collection bequeathed to The National Trust on the death in 1990 of William Straw.