Fashion — 1780-1820
Box, dressing case
The top layer of workbox NN18716a, made up of a wooden silk lined tray with fifteen thin wooden boxes covered in silk and decorated with embroidery and foil. There should have been a central circular box, which is now missing, which the other boxes are shaped to fit around this. The detachable lids of each box are decorated with a different floral pattern or bird, with adhered feathers.
- Category:
- Fashion
- Object ID:
- NN18716c
- Object name:
- box, dressing case
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- —
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- Production date:
- 1780-1820
- Material:
wood, paper, silk, metal, feather
- Measurements/duration:
- H 50 mm, L 570 mm, W 460 mm (tray)
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 40%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
- CC BY-NC 4.0
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