Patch Box
Dateca. 1775
OriginEngland, Bilston
MediumEnamel on copper, pinchbeck, glass
DimensionsOH 1"; OL: 1 5/8"; OW: 1 3/8"
Credit LineGift of Lois Wagner
Object number2026-144
DescriptionPatch box: oval shape with fluted waisted base and convex lid. Brass mounts hinged in the back opposite the molded thumbpiece in front. The exterior covered with a ground of pale blue enamel. The domed cover painted in dark brown with an oval reserve containing a rectangular plaque enclosing the phrase “Efteem the / GIVER”, the plaque topped by heart with two arrows through it, all amid a foliage. The interior base of white enamel; and the interior of the cover holds a mercury backed glass mirror.Inscription(s)The domed cover painted with a rectangular plaque enclosing the phrase “Efteem the / GIVER”.ProvenanceIn 2026, given by the donor to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, Virginia) where it remains to the present.
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