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Cigarette Box

1904-1905 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cigarette box, pewter with a wooden lining, the enamel plaque on the lid by Fleetwood Varley. A rectangular box with a slightly domed lid hinged on one side. The sides of the box are decorated with two rows of pointed leaf shapes; the lid has a beaded metal surface surrounding an enamelled seascape. The inside of the box is wood lined with a loose central partition.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Pewter, wood-lined, with an enamel plaque
Brief description
Cigarette box, pewter with an enamel plaque, wood lined, Birmingham, made by W.H.Haseler for Liberty & Co., ca. 1904-05, the enamel by Fleetwood Varley.
Physical description
Cigarette box, pewter with a wooden lining, the enamel plaque on the lid by Fleetwood Varley. A rectangular box with a slightly domed lid hinged on one side. The sides of the box are decorated with two rows of pointed leaf shapes; the lid has a beaded metal surface surrounding an enamelled seascape. The inside of the box is wood lined with a loose central partition.
Dimensions
  • Height: 3in
  • Length: 8.25in
  • Width: 5.375in
Style
Production typesmall batch
Marks and inscriptions
Stamped on the base: 078
Credit line
Gift of Martin Battersby
Object history
A similar type of box, without the decorated lid, appears in the Liberty catalogue for `Cymric', Gold and Silverwork, Jewellery and `Tudric' Pewter for 1904.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.958-1967

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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