Accession No
TEMP.03871
Description
Wooden sewing or jewellery box, mounted on four spherical copper alloy legs, covered in partially faded red paper with floral pattern embossed metal strip decorating the border of the lid. The box is decorated with ornate copper alloy lid handle and an ornamental copper alloy keyhole cover. Insert with separated compartments, one appears to have been covered with paper and silk, possibly forming a pin cushion, but only small fragments of the materials remain visible. Small lid for one compartment decorated in same manner as box lid. The inside of the box is covered in turquoise paper
Place
Europe; British Isles; England
Period
Post Medieval 18th century
Source
Jennings, John J. [?donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
TEMP.03871
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood; Paper; Metal; ?Copper Alloy; ?Silk
Local Term
Measurements
265mm x 105mm x 200mm
Events
Context (Related Documents)
Paper label found inside TEMP.03871: 'Jennings. XVIII century. English.'
Event Date
Author: Anne Doering
Description (Labels & Markings)
Round object label with metal rim attached to lid handle of TEMP.03871: 'English. XVIII c. Jennings.'
Event Date
Author: Anne Doering
Context (Related Documents)
See 'Report on Collections Research and Cataloguing Project on Post Medieval 'To Be Disposed Of' Material' by David Kay in the archive (Doc.474) for background information.
Event Date 2019
Author: Anne Doering
Description (Physical description)
Wooden sewing or jewellery box, mounted on four spherical copper alloy legs, covered in partially faded red paper with floral pattern embossed metal strip decorating the border of the lid. The box is decorated with ornate copper alloy lid handle and an ornamental copper alloy keyhole cover. Insert with separated compartments, one appears to have been covered with paper and silk, possibly forming a pin cushion, but only small fragments of the materials remain visible. Small lid for one compartment decorated in same manner as box lid. The inside of the box is covered in turquoise paper.
Event Date 28/10/2025
Author: Anne Doering
FM:327616
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