BOX

Creator(s): John Bettridge (Silversmith)

Currently in storage

About this object

The cover of the box is decorated with an elaborate relief representing the trial of Catherine of Aragon, lst wife of Henry VIII, for divorce in 1533. Henry VIII is seated in the background with HR engraved above. Catherine with her attendants stands at the right. Cardinal Wolsey is seated at the left. The border for the cover and the sides of the box have floral designs carved deeply in the silver. The rest of the sides and bottom are engraved with a formal all-over pattern. The interior is gilt.

Object name:

BOX

Made from:

Silver

Made in:

Birmingham, England

Date made:

1827

Size:

2.1 × 8.3 × 5.9 cm (13/16 × 3 1/4 × 2 5/16 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

12.197

Class:

SILVER

Signature marks:

MARK; INSCRIPTION; LABEL Marks: on lid: King's head to the right (Duty mark); IB; lion passant (sterling standard); on bottom: Anchor (Birmingham Assay office Gothic D on a shield); date letter D (1827); IB on a rectangle (maker's mark of John Bettridge); Inscribed inside: "To the Rev. M.A. Tiernan from a Friend in Token of Gratitude for unremitting attention and kindness under long illness and severe trials; label inside box (now removed)

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973