Lid for a compartment within the toilet case 1940.12.158 .1. Part of a gentleman’s dressing case, with fittings, see records 1940.12.158 .1 - .32 for all associated records. [ASh [OPS move] 10/1/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Lid for a compartment within the toilet case 1940.12.158 .1. Part of a gentleman’s dressing case, with fittings, see records 1940.12.158 .1 - .32 for all associated records. [ASh [OPS move] 10/1/2017]
Long description: Lid for a compartment within the toilet case 1940.12.158 .1. Rectangular in shape, made from wood covered with red leather and paper with the remains of a silk pull or handle in the centre on the upper surface. Part of a gentleman’s dressing case, with fittings, see records 1940.12.158 .1 - .32 for all associated records. [ASh [OPS move] 10/1/2017]
Geographical reference: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; England
Cultural groups: English
Person: Maker D. Edwards; Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Albert Everard Gunther
Date / Period: Date made: 1813-1848
Date collected: By 1940
Acquisition information: Donated: 1940
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Animal Hide Skin, Material Paper Plant, Process Covered, Process Carved
Dimensions: Depth: max 4 mm, Width: max 47 mm, Length: max 168 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1940.12.158.30
Research and responses: OED online: A case of toilet utensils. [AP 25/09/2006]
See biographies file for further information about this maker [AP 11/01/2007]