box, cigar, box, cigar
Accession Number
NAM.2025-02-1-20-1
Description
Sterling silver cigar box with hinged lid, presented to George T Benson Esq., paymaster of the 28th Regiment by officers of the Depot 11th Regiment, as a 'token of their Esteem and sincere regard', June 1836 Made by Charles Rawlings & William Summer, hallmarked London, 1836. The lid is decorated with a central motif of a helmet on a column, surrounded by flags and weapons. It has a moulded foliage border on the rim.