Spice box
Category
Metalwork
Date
Unknown
Materials
Japanned metal
Measurements
120 mm (Height); 170 mm (Diameter)
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 939089.1
Summary
Circular container with segmented interior, hinged domed lid and hasp and staple clasp, part of a rusty, japanned metal spice box and containing (b) nutmeg grater, a small perforated cylinder with slightly domed top, fits inside centre of [a].
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).