Not currently on display at the V&A

Box

1928 (made)
Artist/Maker
N. C. Joseph Ltd. (maker)
J. S. Fry & Sons Ltd (made for)
Place of origin
Stratford-upon-Avon (made)

Box, aluminium, square with a hinged lid, self shutting by means of a strong spring. The lid is rivetted to the body and decorated in the centre with a raised circular dome which in turn is decorated with a raised symbol and lettering. In the centre, a cocoa tree surmounted on part of a globe with the dates 1728 and 1928 in ribbons on either side. Around the edge are the embossed words `200 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE J.S. FRY & SONS LTD.' The whole enclosed with a circular band of laurel leaves.


Object details

Categories
Advertising
Containers
Metalwork
Object type
Box
Materials and techniques
Aluminium, stamped and embossed.
Aluminium
Stamping
Embossing
Rivetting
Brief description
Box, aluminium, advertising J.S. Fry and Sons, England, Stratford-upon-Avon, made by N.C. Joseph Ltd, 1928.
Physical description
Box, aluminium, square with a hinged lid, self shutting by means of a strong spring. The lid is rivetted to the body and decorated in the centre with a raised circular dome which in turn is decorated with a raised symbol and lettering. In the centre, a cocoa tree surmounted on part of a globe with the dates 1728 and 1928 in ribbons on either side. Around the edge are the embossed words `200 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE J.S. FRY & SONS LTD.' The whole enclosed with a circular band of laurel leaves.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.1cm
  • Width: 11.1cm
  • Depth: 11.1cm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • 200 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE J.S. FRY & SONS LTD. (Embossed around the edge.)
  • N.C.J. Ltd Stratford-on-Avon (On the underside, stamped in one corner.)
Subjects depicted
Cocoa
Laurel Leaves
Ribbon Bars
Globes (Cartographic Spheres)
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
CIRC.137-1976

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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