scent case & tape measure



scent case & tape measure

Summary

A cylindrical scent case with a rounded screw top lid in a plain metal mount; the bottom of the case is fitted with a tape measure with metal mounts to each end, a metal crank handle on the end to wind the tape back and containing a fabric tape with a metal device on the end; the scent case contains a glass bottle with a glass stopper. Enamelled on metal and painted in colours with sprays of flowers in raised enamel and sprays of flowers and dots in gold direct on a pink ground; the bottom of the tape measure is painted with fine wavy lines in brown on a white ground.


Object Name

scent case & tape measure

Dimensions

object: 6.8cm

accession number

1958.301 A

Place of creation

South Staffordshire

Medium

Credit

Harold Raby bequest

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