- Date
- 1875 – 1920
- Material
- skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0388
- Description
- A purple leather jewellery box with large brass latch plate on top. Lid split across middle and hinged at long sides to fold out and hang at sides of box like a tray. Latch releases by moving bar beneath keyholes and lifting lid with leather tab by plate. Lid lined with purple rep satin. Shallow (2…
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- Title
- Jewellery Box
- Date
- 1875 – 1920
- Material
- skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 5.3 x 12.5 x 17.7 cm
- Description
- A purple leather jewellery box with large brass latch plate on top. Lid split across middle and hinged at long sides to fold out and hang at sides of box like a tray. Latch releases by moving bar beneath keyholes and lifting lid with leather tab by plate. Lid lined with purple rep satin. Shallow (2.2 cm) tray fits flush inside box, resting on small ledges. Sides of tray and box arced along top of side edges. Tray lined with purple velvet and divided into three compartments, the two narrow side ones contoured with slit down middle. Large, square, central compartment holds removable velvet pillow. Tray lifts with leather tabs each side. Box beneath lined on bottom with velvet. Marks: stamped into latch, "Rd.No 474529", stamped in gold on edge of box, "registered 2(?)943140(?)5(?)" Brass key (2.5 x 1.3) - small; D-shaped ring at handle; short round shaft with small lug at hollow end to fit lock; tag attached, "Nelas jewelry box".
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0388
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