Pot and cover
Category
Natural History / Animals, Plants & Fossils
Date
Unknown
Materials
Fruit skin, leather and paper
Measurements
97 mm (Height); 50 mm (Diameter); 92 mm (Height); 30 mm (Diameter)
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Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 937386
Summary
Round container with lid made from a grapefruit (?) skin, the pith and segment sections visible inside. The exterior is covered in paper (?) and painted red with a design giving the bottom half the appearance of a cricket ball; the lid has a patterned band and leather loop handle.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).