Case
Marshall and Co.
Category
Household and miscellaneous
Date
Unknown
Materials
Brass, Paint, Tin
Measurements
140 x 618 mm; 770 mm (Length)
Order this imageCollection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 884305
Summary
Tin case painted black and brown (to simulate crocodile skin?) for Viscount Clifden's robes, worn at the coronation of George V and Queen Mary in 1911. Interior painted cream. With key and label. 2 cardboard labels on handle. Brass plate on lid inscribed The Right Honble/Viscount Clifden/Coronation Robes
Provenance
Special case for the robes worn by the 6th Viscount Clifden at the coronation of King George V and Queen Mary, 1911. acquired during transfer when the house was given to the National Trust by the 7th Viscount Clifden in 1953.
Marks and inscriptions
Key of/the Viscount Clifdens/robe (card label with key)
Makers and roles
Marshall and Co. T. W. Cook Sons and Co. Wilkinson and Son Ltd