Dressing Case
ca. 1890 (made)
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Dressing case of polished wood, brass bound, with recessed hinged handles at the side inlaid with an Imperial Crown on the top and marked 'A AUCOC PARIS' on the inside rim. The inside is lined with red leather and all fittings are silver mounted cut glass.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 47 parts.
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| Brief description | Dressing case and contents, ca. 1890, French, Aucoc |
| Physical description | Dressing case of polished wood, brass bound, with recessed hinged handles at the side inlaid with an Imperial Crown on the top and marked 'A AUCOC PARIS' on the inside rim. The inside is lined with red leather and all fittings are silver mounted cut glass. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr & Mrs Ivan Guepin-Stancioff in memory of Feodora Stancioff, daughter of Dimitri Stancioff, Bulgarian Minister to the Court of St. James |
| Object history | Given by Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria (1861-1948) as a christening present to baby Alexander Stancioff (1890-1891) of the Chateau de Chitry in Vallieres, Haute-Savoie, France. |
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| Accession number | T.430 to FF-1970 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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