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Dressing Case

1892 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Black grained leather dressing case. With a hinged frame, nickel plated push button lock and single leather carrying handle and nickel plated studs at the base corners. Lined with ribbed and watered deep blue silk.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Leather, plated nickel, and lined with ribbed and watered silk
Brief description
Leather dressing case, Parkins and Gotto, England, 1892
Physical description
Black grained leather dressing case. With a hinged frame, nickel plated push button lock and single leather carrying handle and nickel plated studs at the base corners. Lined with ribbed and watered deep blue silk.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.7cm (approx)
  • Base diameter: 17.5cm (approx)
Marks and inscriptions
'PARKINS AND GOTTO' (Stamped on the frame on either side of the lock catch)
Credit line
Given by Miss I.B. McClure
Object history
Part of a ladies dressing bag T.1 to T.1EEE-1984 (59 parts).
Collection
Accession number
T.1-1984

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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