scent case



scent case

Summary

Public: A rectangular case with a domed, deep hinged lid within a slightly chased metal mount hinging at the narrow end; inside are two cardboard lined compartments. Enamel on metal and painted in colours with four panels of flowers on a dark background on a white and blue mesh ground. Inside are two glass bottles with glass stoppers covered with silver caps. Private: A rectangular case with a domed, deep hinged lid within a slightly chased metal mount hinging at the narrow end; inside are two cardboard lined compartments. Enamel on metal and painted in colours with four panels of flowers in raised enamel on a dark background - two on the body and two on the lid bordered by a running dash pattern in purple on a white and blue mesh ground decorated with dot and dash patterns in purple and highlighted around the edges by purple dot and dashes. Inside are two glass bottles with glass stoppers covered by silver caps.


Object Name

scent case

Dimensions

bottle: 3.4cm x 1.4cm
object: 6cm x 3.8cm

accession number

1958.298

Place of creation

South Staffordshire

Medium

Credit

Harold Raby bequest

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