Jewellery case
The Alexander Clark Manufacturing Co.
Category
Leatherwork
Date
1914 (circa)
Materials
Gilt, Leather, Silk, Velvet
Measurements
35 mm (Width); 75 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Oxford Street
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Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 883582
Summary
Jewellery case - Dark brown and gilt rectangular case for three pieces of jewellery, the base lined in blue velvet, the slightly domed top being lined in cream silk inscribed in gilt, The Alexander Clark Manufacturing Co. 188 Oxford St, London. Part of the contents of Captain The Hon. Thomas (Tommy) Agar-Robartes's dressing case (LAN.L.131) which was sent back from France after his death in 1915.
Provenance
Part of the contents of Captain The Hon. Thomas (Tommy) Agar-Robartes's dressing case (LAN.L.131) which was sent back from France after his death following the battle of Loos, September 1915.
Marks and inscriptions
(inside lid in gold) THE/Alexander Clark/MANUFACTURING CO./188/OXFORD ST/LONDON
Makers and roles
The Alexander Clark Manufacturing Co., manufacturer