patch box



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

Place of creation

South Staffordshire

Medium

Credit

Harold Raby bequest

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