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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Great Britain (made)

Green shagreen workbox, lined in cerulean blue silk satin. The top is marked out with the initials C.C in small metal studs. The interior divided into three rows containing two ivory spools of fine gilt metal thread and a circular fitted compartment which contains a round ivory box lined with tortoiseshell and containing seven small ivory pots numbered on their lids 1 to 7, each containing tiny silver and gold sequins organised by size.

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Categories	Needlework Accessories Containers
Object type	Workbox
Materials and techniques	shagreen lined in silk satin, containing ivory and tortoiseshell spools and boxes, metal thread & sequins Shagreen Silk Satin Tortoiseshell Ivory Metal Thread Sequins
Brief description	Green shagreen workbox, ca. 1780-ca. 1820, British
Physical description	Green shagreen workbox, lined in cerulean blue silk satin. The top is marked out with the initials C.C in small metal studs. The interior divided into three rows containing two ivory spools of fine gilt metal thread and a circular fitted compartment which contains a round ivory box lined with tortoiseshell and containing seven small ivory pots numbered on their lids 1 to 7, each containing tiny silver and gold sequins organised by size.
Dimensions	Shagreen box width: 17cm Shagreen box depth: 14cm Shagreen box height: 5.5cm Ivory and tortoiseshell box width: 5.5cm Ivory and tortoiseshell box circumference: 19cm
Credit line	Bequeathed by Miss Winifred Mary Bompas
Associated object	T.94-1935 (Set)
Collection	Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number	T.95-1935

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Record created	June 24, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O315049/workbox-unknown/

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