Jewellery box

Veneered, wooden jewellery box. It has a hinged, curved lid secured by a lock and key. The item has a steel carrying handle and there is a mirror inside the lid. It has mother of pearl inlay around the keyhole. A small mother of pearl plate under the handle is inscribed: 'E.H.' It supposedly belonging to Emma Hamilton but the provenance is dubious. It contains a length of decorative beadwork, possibly a 'choker'.

Object Details

ID: REL0070
Collection: Relics
Type: Jewellery box
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 19th century
People: Hamilton, Emma; Hardy, Pamela
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Malcolm Stewart Collection
Measurements: Overall: 55 x 188 x 82 mm
Parts: Jewellery box