patch box



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 in colours over a transfer print on the lid with a scene of a woman and a boy feeding a squirrel which sits on top of a hutch, the boy holds a hoop and stick; the body of the box is pink.


Object Name

patch box

Dimensions

object: 2.2cm x 5.6cm

accession number

1958.249

Place of creation

South Staffordshire

Medium

Credit

Harold Raby bequest

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