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Description: | An oval box with concave sides, a plain brass mount and a hinged lid. Enamel on metal and inscribed on the lid with 'I Present this to you as a trifling mark of my Esteem' within a decorative border on a white ground, around the edge of the lid is a border of blue dog-tooth ornament enclosing patterns of red dots. The sides of the box are light blue.
Technique: enamelling
Technique: hand-painting
Material: enamel
Material: metal
Material: brass
patch box made in South Staffordshire, England, Britain, Europe, (1958.204). | Source: | Manchester City Galleries | Identifier: | mcag.emu.ecatalogue.21092 | Go to resource |
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