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This knife box was used at Shurlock Row, Berkshire, for storing candles. The glass panel lid was probably added at a later date.
This knife box was used by the donor at Shurlock Row, Berkshire, for storing candles. It is designed to be hung on a wall, and the glass panel lid was probably added at a later date.

1 box: wood, glass

MERL ‘Associated information’ form – 'Owner claims used as a cnalde [candle] box. // The glass was probably added later. // [pencil sketch]', MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Museum of English Rural Life) – 'Designed to be hung on the wall. // Glass panel lid, probably added later. // Dimensions // Length 46cm, width 13cm, height 12cm // Associated information // Owner claimed used as a candle box.'

Wood, Glass