Medal box
Category
Ephemera
Date
Unknown
Materials
Measurements
20 x 80 x 148 mm
Collection
Scotney Castle, Kent
NT 793333
Summary
A medal box, green leather with decorative initials VE surmounted by a crown embossed in gold and floral scroll band embossed in silver on the lid. Inside lined with cream velvet with a cut out for a medal. Would have contained the Order of St Maurice and Lazarus commendation medal conferred on Arthur Hussey by Vittorio Emanuel II of Italy.
Provenance
Part of the Hussey Collection. The contents were bequeathed to the National Trust in 2006 by Mrs Elizabeth Hussey.