Circular counter box and counters
Counter Box
ca. 1850 (made)
ca. 1850 (made)
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This object is a counter box decorated with geometrical patterns which contains four counters of turned ivory. The style suggests they are British. and date from the mid-nineteenth century.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 6 parts.
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| Title | Circular counter box and counters (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | Ivory |
| Brief description | Counter box, turned ivory, geometrical patterns, British, ca. 1850 |
| Physical description | Circular counter-box and four counters of turned ivory. Both box and counters are ornamented on every surface with geometrical patterns prepared in a lathe provided with an eccentric chuck and a revolving cutter holder. |
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| Object history | Bequeathed by Mrs G.B. Roberts, formerly of 14F Hyde Park Mansions, London in 1902. |
| Summary | This object is a counter box decorated with geometrical patterns which contains four counters of turned ivory. The style suggests they are British. and date from the mid-nineteenth century. |
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| Accession number | 1518-1902 |
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| Record created | June 10, 2009 |
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