Mauchline ware trinket box (2)

Small rectangular wooden trinket box with domed lid.  Features several black transfer prints depicting the ruins at Dryburgh Abbey.  Inscriptions read:   (lid)  "SIR WALTER SCOTT'S TOMB, DRYBURGH ABBEY / CEDAR GROVE" (lid edge)  "MADE OF WOOD / WHICH GREW NEAR / DRYBURGH ABBEY" (base edge)  "DRYBURGH ABBEY / DRYBURGH ABBEY"   W & A Smith of Mauchline, Ayrshire developed the manufacture of transfer printed treen, or wooden ware which became highly popular as gifts and souvenirs.
Object no :
DMMW024a-g
Collection :
Mauchline Ware
Creator :
W & A Smith
Place of Production :
Mauchline, Ayrshire
Dimensions :
height 37mm, width 91mm, depth 63mm
Materials :
wood, sycamore, red metal (fittings), velvet (lining)
Location :
NA
Related site :
Mark Farm, Castle Kennedy
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