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TOOTHPICK CASE

Creator(s): Charles Aldridge (Maker) , Henry Green (Maker)

Currently in storage


About this object

The toothpick case is oval and flat. The top is decorated with bands of silver engraved with linear designs alternating with bands of red, yellow and green gold from the outside inwards. The lild is hinged. The sides have a design of interconnected squares along it.

Object name:
TOOTHPICK CASE
Made from:
Silver -- gold
Made in:
London, England
Date made:
1786
Size:
9.5 × 3.2 cm (3 3/4 × 1 1/4 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
12.369
Class:
SILVER
Signature marks:
MARK Marks on bottom: Lion passant (sterling standard, 1776-1796); Crowned leopard's head (London Assay office, 1776-1796); King's head facing L (London duty mark, 1784-86); Date letter l (1786); ...HAG in a quatrefoil (makers Charles Aldridge & Henry Green); on lid: lion passant
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973