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Creator(s): Unknown

Currently in storage


About this object

The boxes are in the shape of books. They have two metal hinges on the lid which opens. The ground is white and it is decorated with garlands of small blue leaves. The cover has a monogram in the center and a yellow crown at the top. In the four corners are red roses. The spine has a date and more flowers.

Made from:
Porcelain -- metal
Made in:
England
Date made:
1953
Size:
3.2 × 8.2 × 11.4 cm (1 1/4 × 3 1/4 × 4 1/2 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
26.70.1
Class:
CERAMICS
Signature marks:
DATE; MONOGRAM on spine: 1953; on front: ER II
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973