2/1956-a-2

Collection

Treen

Brief description

Work box made from stained birch with a hinged lid, lined with cedar and with a compartmented tray. The front is inlaid with marquetry decoration showing two figures by a fruiting tree, with the inlaid motto, 'Head, Hand and Heart'. Designed by Charles Francis Annesley Voysey amd made in England c.1900.

Title

Head, Hand and Heart

Object name

box
work box

Object number

2/1956-a-2

Production person

Charles Francis Annesley Voysey (designer)

Production date

c.1900 (made)

Production place

England (made)

Period

Twentieth century (1900-1999)

Material

mahogany
wood
cedar

Technique

joined
lined
inlaid
marquetry
inscribed

Physical description

A stained birch work box with a hinged lid enclosing a cedar-lined interior with a compartmented tray. The front is inlaid with a pair of marquetry figures flanking a fruiting tree; a man on one side, drawing with a pen, and a woman, possibly knitting. The tree bisects the inscribed motto, 'Head, Hand and Heart'. The base is shaped in a shallow serpentine line, and the box stands on faceted feet. There is a chip to the front right-hand corner of the lid.

Dimensions

Depth: 23.8cm
Height: 22.4cm
Width: 35.5cm

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