patch box
Summary
An oval box with straight sides, plain brass mount and a hinged lid with a mirror inside. Enamel on metal and painted on the lid with a sheep lying down before a background of trees, surrounded by raised white dots on a gold ground. The body of the box is pink.
Object Name
patch box
Date Created
1785-95
Dimensions
object: 2.2cm x 4.8cm
accession number
1958.235
Collection Group
Place of creation
South Staffordshire
Medium
Credit
Harold Raby bequest
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