Workbox
ca. 1780 to ca. 1820 (made)
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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 fitted out with four round compartments and a silk satin covered bar which probably originally had two ribbons stretched across it, purpose of this unclear. Each round compartment contains an ivory spool-holder, two still containing their spools, with a small hole in the holder for the metal thread to come out. Each spool-holder with a coded lid, one plain, one with six inset silver stars, one with six inset gold stars, and the fourth with three silver and three gold inset stars.
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Materials and techniques | shagreen lined in silk satin, containing ivory and tortoiseshell spools and boxes, 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 fitted out with four round compartments and a silk satin covered bar which probably originally had two ribbons stretched across it, purpose of this unclear. Each round compartment contains an ivory spool-holder, two still containing their spools, with a small hole in the holder for the metal thread to come out. Each spool-holder with a coded lid, one plain, one with six inset silver stars, one with six inset gold stars, and the fourth with three silver and three gold inset stars. |
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Credit line | Bequeathed by Miss Winifred Mary Bompas |
Associated object | T.95-1935 (Set) |
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Accession number | T.94-1935 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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