a modestly decorated antique Georgian tobacco box. the willow pattern was originally

the willow pattern was originally designed in the late eighteenth century by thomas turner of caughley

" "my love "or "be mine

mid 20th century and ink stamped to the base for cottage crafts i

it has a very old and at the time costly metal staple repair

on the 25th of august 1875

a modestly decorated antique Georgian tobacco box. the willow pattern was originallya modestly decorated antique Georgian tobacco box of irregular octagon form, cast with a frieze of passementerie in relief around the uppermost edge and the base, the domed cushioned lid with decorated finial in the form of an african man likely to be a black Virginian. length 130mm width 95mm height to top of finial 140mm the demand for a box capable of retaining moisture in processed tobacco grew in the Georgian times with the increase in popularity