Wig Box
Date1817-1830
OriginIreland
MediumPainted tin
DimensionsOL: 5" x OW: 3 ½" x OH: 10"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number2008-118,B
DescriptionPainted tin box with hinged lid and handle at the top. Black with gold banding and lettering reading W. H. GRIFFITH ESQre. The box has an interior stand to hold a barrister's wig of grey hair, (see 2008-118,A).Label TextW. H. Griffith Esquire, whose name is painted on the wig box, was Walter Hussey Griffith of Ireland. He was born in 1794 and became a barrister in 1817. He was still practicing in Dublin in 1850, when he appeared in the city directory with an office at 13 Clare Street. His son Walter Downes Griffith also became a barrister, as did his grandson, named Walter Hussey Griffith after his grandfather.
1817-1830
1775-1800
ca. 1840
1660-1710
Probably 1838-1842
19th century (late)
Possibly 1805-1840, with later (1840-1860) additions of cloth scraps on top.
1780-1800
ca. 1850