Accession No

3080.1

Brief Description

compendium for rifle defining, by J. H. Steward, English, 4/4 19th Century

Origin

England; London

Maker

J. H. Steward

Class

miscellaneous; military

Earliest Date

1875

Latest Date

1900

Inscription Date

Material

metal (tin, brass, white metal); wood (cork and one other); paper; organic (sponge, hair); paint; plastic; glass

Dimensions

length 73mm; breadth 40mm; height 21mm

Special Collection

Steward collection

Provenance

Collection purchased from member of the Steward family, 1974.

Inscription

‘J.H. STEWARD
OPTICIAN TO
HER MAJESTY’S GOVERNMENT
406 & 66 STRAND
& 54, CORNHILL
LONDON’ (lid of tin)

Description Notes

Tin box with ring on underside for attachment to belt. Contains three paintbrushes, four paints (one in a glass bottle, two set into the box, one in a tube) and a sponge. Instructions for use pasted into lid of box.

Condition good; incomplete (something missing from one of the compartments).

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