Stationery box
Category
Furniture
Date
1830 - 1870
Materials
Burr wood and brass
Measurements
150 x 220 x 115 mm
Order this imageCollection
Rufford Old Hall, Lancashire
NT 783983
Summary
Burr wood stationery box of domed coffer shape, mid-19th century, with three ornamental brass straps nailed over the lid and extending down the back and front; the two outer straps ending in trefoils lower down; the centre strap ending in a quatrefoil as an escutcheon for the lock; the interior divided into compartments for stationery and lined with purple watered silk.