BOX
Creator(s): Cohen & Charles (Silversmith)
Currently in storage
About this object
The sides of the round box are silver. The cover is set with a piece of tortoiseshell on which is set an engraved silver plaque in the shape of an ocean liner. The lid is detachable.
- Object name:
- BOX
- Made from:
- Silver -- tortoiseshell
- Made in:
- London, England
- Date made:
- 1923
- Size:
- 4.1 cm (1 5/8 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 12.331.1-2
- Class:
- SILVER
- Signature marks:
- MARK On bottom and lid: Lion passant (sterling standard, 1916-1936) Leopard's head (London Assay office, 1916-1936) Date letter h (1923) C &.. on a rectangle with rounded corners (maker) INSCRIPTION BERENGARIA [On ship on lid]
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973