patch box



patch box

Summary

A pointed oval shaped box with straight sides and a slightly rounded base, lid hinged within a plain metal mount with a steel mirror inside. Enamel on metal body and the lid painted over a transfer print with a woman, on whose back is a child, telling the fortune of a lady whose hand she holds, above is the inscription 'The Fortune Teller'. The body of the box is light blue.


Object Name

patch box

Dimensions

object: 2cm x 5.7cm

accession number

1958.218

Place of creation

South Staffordshire

Medium

Credit

Harold Raby bequest

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