Code: 12208
This is a simple yet tactile silver box, dating to the 16th - 17th century. The box is unmarked, but early pieces seldom were at this date. It is decorated with the owner's initials in Lombardic script A.B. Such boxes were used to store medicine, miniatures and gaming counters.
OBJECT: Box
CULTURE: Tudor
DATE: c. 1550 - 1650 AD
MATERIAL: Silver
WEIGHT: 8.1 grams
SIZE: 23mmx x 13mm
PROVENANCE: Formerly in a UK private collection, Yorkshire.
