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