Battersea Bilston Enamel – I Love the Giver - Motto Patch Box - C 1790

Description

An oval Battersea Bilston English Enamel Love Motto Patch Box. The top has a woman standing on a cliff, probably … more An oval Battersea Bilston English Enamel Love Motto Patch Box. The top has a woman standing on a cliff, probably looking out to sea, with a town scene in the background, and reads, “I Prize the Gift Becaufe I love the Giver”. Written in old English where they use a f as an s meaning Because. The base is a light green and the bottom white enamel. The inside lid has the original Mercury mirror.
The box is in very good condition. Bright Vibrant Colors. The hinges are good with a nice patina. The box closes good and tight.
Measures approximately 1 3/4" x 1 ½” x 5/8” tall. Pictured next to a quarter coin for scale.
This Patch Box is English, enamel on copper. Circa 1790.
Patches were the 18th century equivalent of beauty marks and were traditionally little pieces of gummed black silk taffeta or velvet used to draw attention to a particular facial feature and to flatter the complexion. less