Box
Veneered wooden box with elaborate cut steel decoration on the lid and with a cut steel hinged handle on its central panel. At the front a key hole in an oval of mother of pearl. Within are two fitted trays, one beneath the other, covered with dark ivory velvet. The lid is lined with matching satin.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Veneered wood decorated with cut steel |
| Brief description | Jewellery, England |
| Physical description | Veneered wooden box with elaborate cut steel decoration on the lid and with a cut steel hinged handle on its central panel. At the front a key hole in an oval of mother of pearl. Within are two fitted trays, one beneath the other, covered with dark ivory velvet. The lid is lined with matching satin. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | ESTD 1834 / COWLAND BROS / WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS / 5 LEADENHALL STREET / E.C. (Stamped in gold on the lid satin.) |
| Credit line | Pfungst Reavil Bequest |
| Associated objects | |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.24G-1969 |
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| Record created | August 7, 2023 |
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