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Patch Box

Date1790-1825

OriginEngland, Bilston

MediumPink and white enamel; brass mounts

DimensionsOH: 1'; OL: 1 5/8"; OH 1 7/16"

Credit LineBequest of Grace Hartshorn Westerfield

Object number1974-618

DescriptionPatch box. Oval box with copper rimmed base and lid with a back hinge and a frontal thumbpiece, the interior cover holds a mercury lined glass mirror; the exterior of the domed cover is white enamel transfer printed in black with "A BATH / TOY" with a central urn and leaf motif and a classical scalloped linear border. The lower section of the box of fluted and waisted shape enameled pink on the exterior and white on the interior.Inscription(s)The cover inscribed: "A BATH / TOY".ProvenanceEx coll: Grace Hartshorn Westerfield