CONTAINER, with lid [.1] LEATHER, base and lid black, tooled, lined with cardboard. 'MAPPIN & WEBB' printed on one side [.2] PAINTBRUSH, wood & metal with hair brush [.3] KNIFE, bakelite? handle

H2015.608.1-3

[.1] Cofffin-shaped, black leather and cardboard lined container with lid. 'MAPPIN & WEBB/SHEFFIELD & LONDON' in raised printing on base. Both base and lid have linear decorative details. Lid has a raised rose on it. [.2] Paint brush with metal haft and wooden handle [.3] Steel, pointed, narrow knife on bakelite? stone? tapered handle. The initials 'FA' are crudely scratched on one side of the handle near the knife attachment

Department: 

History Department

Collection

History Collection

Collection Item Data

Accession Number: H2015.608.1-3
Accession Date: 2 Mar 2017

Material

Leather

[.1] Leather and cardboard [.2] Metal, wood, hair [.3] Metal, bakelite?stone?

0 - Whole
Cardboard/Paper0 - Whole
Hair/Hair2 - Part 2
Wood2 - Part 2
Metal2 - Part 2
Steel/Metal3 - Part 3
Stone/Stone3 - Part 3

Measurement

length175mm
width30mm
depth2.8cm
length135mm
length172mm
depth1.2cm

 


 

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