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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection Object number COLEM:1955.2060 Institution name Colchester Collections Object name patch box, box Description This is a tortoiseshell oval patch box with a silver inlaid pattern on the lid. On the inside of the hinged lid there is a mirror. The face patches in these boxes have been used throughout the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries to cover blemishes or convey the wearers desires by where they were placed. Production period Modern Material tortoiseshell Dimensions length: 45.00 mm width: 30.00 mm depth: 15.00 mm Location In Store Tags Comments Add tag(s) Add comment

Object number

COLEM:1955.2060
Institution name

Colchester Collections
Object name

patch box, box
Description

This is a tortoiseshell oval patch box with a silver inlaid pattern on the lid. On the inside of the hinged lid there is a mirror. The face patches in these boxes have been used throughout the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries to cover blemishes or convey the wearers desires by where they were placed.
Production period

Modern
Material

tortoiseshell
Dimensions
Location

In Store

Details