WALLET, leather, British crest
H2008.226
Small, rectangular, engraved, soft, dark brown leather, with embossed British crest, wallet. Reeded engraved design over leather, with single stitch border around edges. Oval shaped, embossed British crest in bottom centre of front flap; surrounded by small raised circles, lion and unicorn flank shield/crest, topped with crown motif and with scrolls below. Front flap folded over main body of wallet, only small amount visible when closed. Reverse plain. Lower front section made of engraved leather. Inside holds 5 slim, tiered, concertina-style, open, plain leather pockets in main body, with three open pockets on underside of front flap, one larger, two decoratively shaped, smaller ones sewn over larger. Wallet unlined. Pockets concertinaed at sides and bottom edge. Very few marks on wallet; few scratches to front, lower left and reverse sides. Some wearing to leather on reverse. As new interior, with slight creasing to envelope style fold of wallet.
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
| Accession Number: | H2008.226 |
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| Accession Date: | 18 Dec 2013 |
| Acquisition Year: | 2008 |
Material
| Leather | Leather | 0 - Whole |
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Measurement
| height | 15mm |
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| width | 198mm |
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| length | 125mm |
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