Toffee Tin and Accessories
1910-1920 (made)
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This toffee tin contains various objects associated with a woman’s riding outfit, including 48 hairpins, 2 buttonhooks, 3 collar studs, a pair of cufflinks and 14 pins. These are all accessories a fashionable woman would have worn in the 1920s for riding.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cufflinks of mother-of-pearl and brass; pins of various coated metals |
| Brief description | 'Farrah's Original Harrogate Toffee' tin containing various objects associated with Lady Cecilia Howard's riding habit, Farrah's, England (Harrogate), 1910-20 |
| Physical description | 'Farrah's Original Harrogate Toffee' tin containing various objects associated with Lady Cecilia Howard's riding habit, including 48 hair pins, 2 button hooks, 3 collar studs, one pair of cuff links and 14 pins |
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| Credit line | Purchased with Art Fund support and assistance from the Friends of the V&A, and a number of private donors |
| Production | Established 1840 |
| Summary | This toffee tin contains various objects associated with a woman’s riding outfit, including 48 hairpins, 2 buttonhooks, 3 collar studs, a pair of cufflinks and 14 pins. These are all accessories a fashionable woman would have worn in the 1920s for riding. |
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| Accession number | T.103:11-2003 |
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| Record created | January 20, 2004 |
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