Case
Asprey and Co. Ltd
Category
Leatherwork
Date
1914 (circa)
Materials
Leather
Measurements
102 mm (Width); 145 mm (Length)
Place of origin
London
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Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 883585
Summary
Brown rectangular Asprey's case containing a rectangular metal plate with ASPREY/LONDON stamped below the hanger/handle, LAN.M.699. 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
(on case) ASPREY/LONDON
Makers and roles
Asprey and Co. Ltd, retailer