Box
1981 (made)
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Jewellery box with wild bird cherry and laburnam; bamboo pegs and hinge pivots. Finished with shellac sealer and beeswax polish.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Shellac sealer; beeswax polish |
Brief description | Wooden jewellery box, 1981, English |
Physical description | Jewellery box with wild bird cherry and laburnam; bamboo pegs and hinge pivots. Finished with shellac sealer and beeswax polish. |
Gallery label | JEWELLERY BOX
ENGLISH; 1981
Wild bird cherry and laburnum, with bamboo pegs and pivots.
Specially commissioned for the museum from David Trubridge of Haltwhistle, Northumberland.(pre October 2000) |
Credit line | Given by the artist |
Object history | Specially commissioned for the museum from David Trubridge of Haltwhistle, Northumberland [80/2009]. The commission was influenced by an illustration of a jewellery box in the October 1980 issue of Design magazine. |
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Accession number | W.63-1981 |
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Record created | April 2, 2001 |
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