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Deed box

Description

Deed box, 1550-1560. Box of deal wood; tacked together, wire hinges and hook fastenings; the lid inscribed in ink 'the Bondes [sic] for Mr. Oken Hugh Baker/there monie/Lawrence Palmer [pounds]10/Nicholas Ingrham [pounds]10/Hamlet Smyth [pounds]10/Bonds of Consequence'. Containing lid from another box, inscribed 'for the chamber' in ink.

  • Object number

    STRST : SBT 1996-33/5

  • Date

    c. 1550

  • Material

    wood metal wire

  • Measurements

  • Width

    153 mm

  • Height

    58 mm

  • Depth

    150 mm

  • Marks & inscriptions

    inscription : : lid : : the bonds for Hugh Oaken [ampersand] Hugh Baker/there monie/Lawrence Palmer [pounds]10/Nicholas Ingrham [pounds]10/Hamlet Smyth [pounds]10/Bonds of Consequence.,

  • Credit line

    CC-BY-NC-ND Image Courtesy of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust