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Toffee Tin and Accessories

1910-1920 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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

Category
Object type
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
Dimensions
  • Width: 12cm
  • Depth: 8.5cm
  • Height: 3.5cm
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.
Collection
Accession number
T.103:11-2003

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Record createdJanuary 20, 2004
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