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Accession Number: 
1726
Object type: 
box
Sycamore box, made in Mauchline, Ayrshire: Accession No. 1726

Made originally in the Ayrshire village of Mauchline, a large variety of wooden souvenirs, such as this octagonal box, were available in late Victorian times.

This sycamore box has a hinged lid and metal clasp. It is lined in blue paper and velvet. On top is an oval photograph and flanking the clasp on the front side are two oval transfer pictures and SOUVENIR FROM NORTH BERWICK.
 

Description

Accession Number: 
1726
Object type: 
box

Description

octagonal souvenir box of sycamore wood with hinged lid and metal clasp, lined in blue velvet, oval picture on lid of Canty Bay, at front two oval pictures of North Berwick and Tantallon Castle

Material: 
metal
Material: 
wood
Material: 
sycamore
Number of objects: 
1
Height (cm): 
6.50
Width (cm): 
14.00
Depth (cm): 
9.00
Date - earliest/single: 
01/01/1880 (All day)

Date - latest

01/01/1900
Date - earliest/single certainty: 
circa

Date - latest certainty

circa

Associated

Accession Number: 
1726
Object type: 
box
Object production place: 
Associated date text: 
1880c=1900c
Associated date certainty: 
circa
Associated place: 
North Berwick * Canty Bay

Media

Accession Number: 
1726
Object type: 
box
Object has been photographed/scanned: 
Yes
Sycamore box, made in Mauchline, Ayrshire: Accession No. 1726
Image on SCRAN: 
Yes
SCRAN Link: 
Link To SCRAN Record