Mauchline ware box

Large mauchline ware box produced as a souvenir to celebrate the International Exhibition of Industry, Science and Art in 1886.  The inscription reads: INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF INDUSTRY, SCIENCE & ART / EDINBURGH 1886.   The blue paper on the base of the box is characteristic of the work of Caledonian Boxworks, Lanark.
Object no :
DMMW018a-h
Collection :
Mauchline Ware
Creator :
Archibald Brown
Place of Production :
Caledonian Boxworks, Lanark
Dimensions :
height 53mm, width 266mm, depth 99mm
Materials :
wood, sycamore (box), metal, red metal (fittings)
Location :
NA
Related site :
Mark Farm, Castle Kennedy
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