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Subiaco Museum > Records

TRINKET BOX: XYLONITE, WITH SEPARATE LID.

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Overview

Cylindrical honey-coloured container with domed lid fitting over it by means of a straight lip. Used to store trinkets, pins etc. and usually placed on a dressing table. This could have been part of a pair [together with 92.91] or part of a set of which the other piece is missing.

Historical information

This trinket box used to store trinkets, pins etc. And was usually placed on a dressing table. This could have been part of a pair [together with 92.91] or part of a set of which the other piece is missing.

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cwa-org-43-1992.92a-b

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ARIS (nee Doggett) Doxie W

Photographed 2023

Statement of significance

A trinket box used by a resident of Subiaco, part of the Doggett family.

Last modified

Monday, 30 June, 2025

Completeness

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