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
Collection Group
Place of creation
South Staffordshire
Medium
Credit
Harold Raby bequest
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