patch box
Summary
An oval box with fluted sides, gadrooning to the base and a hinged lid with a mirror inside (tarnished) within a plain brass mount. Enamel on metal and painted on the lid with the inscription in the centre 'A Bath Present' above and below which are small dot patterns and surrounded by a running border of leaves, on a white ground. The body of the box is green.
Object Name
patch box
Dimensions
object: 2.2cm x 4.5cm
accession number
1958.269
Collection Group
Place of creation
South Staffordshire
Medium
Credit
Harold Raby bequest
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