Toilet box case
Howell & James Ltd
Category
Leatherwork
Date
1846
Materials
Leather and brass
Measurements
193 x 337 x 253 mm
Place of origin
Regent Street
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Dudmaston, Shropshire
NT 813980
Summary
Outer leather case for rectangular toilet box fastened by two brass buckles and central belt. Tooled decoration to lid.
Provenance
Darby collection. Part of complete toilet set in original box, a wedding present from Alfred Darby to his new wife Rebecca Christy (Lady Labouchere's great-grandmother), given in November 1847.
Marks and inscriptions
'Mrs Darby Adcote'
Makers and roles
Howell & James Ltd