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Cutlery case

Case for cutlery set (NMW A 51528-51530), wood carcase covered with pale grey shagreen or fish skin, tube form with keyhole-shaped profile and bulbous end section, this divided at an angle to form a cover hinged at the back, fastened by a metal catch and opening to reveal three fitted tube-like compartments for the knife, fork and spoon, the inside lined with paper and (in the top of the cover) a small piece of worn gold-coloured silk.

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Collection Area

Art

Item Number

NMW A 51533

Acquisition

Purchase - with support, 3/5/2001

Measurements

Length (cm): 16.6
Width (cm): 3.8
Depth (cm): 3.8
Length (in): 6
Width (in): 1
Depth (in): 1

Techniques

Glued

Material

Shagreen
Wood
Paper
Metal
Textile

Location

On Display

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Categories

Arian/metel gwerthfawr | Silver/precious metal Metelwaith | Metalwork Celf Gymhwysol | Applied Art
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