Not currently on display at the V&A

Box

1810 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
England (made)

Cylindrical case of wood decorated with coloured straw-work in geometrical designs.

Object details

Categories
Containers
Household Objects
Woodwork
Object type
Box
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Box
  • Lid
Materials and techniques
Straw-work
Straw
Wood
Straw
Brief description
Box, cylindrical case veneered in straw marquetry, English, 1810

Physical description
Cylindrical case of wood decorated with coloured straw-work in geometrical designs.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.5cm
  • Diameter: 3.8cm
Credit line
Given by Lady Cory
Object history
Given to the V&A in 1919 by Lady Cory [R.P. 19/1663]. The object file in FWK posits that this box was made by a French prisoner of war in England.
Other number
19/1663 - RF number
Collection
Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number
W.17:1-1919

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O327497/box-unknown/
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