Teaspoon box
Category
Leatherwork
Date
1870 - 1899
Materials
Leather, satin, velvet and brass
Measurements
25 x 173 x 135 mm
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Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 936037
Summary
Case for six teaspoons (empty), rectangular and with rounded corners, rounded upper edge to lid and bevelled edge to base; covered with black leather with embossed surface and blind and gold line borders, with two brass hinges and brass spring catch. Lined with royal blue satin to the lid and velvet to the base, and with shaped cavities for six teaspoons. No supplier's name, late 19th century.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).