FDA-A.351:1-2013
Parts
FDA-A.351:1-2013
Identification
Newall Egg Collection Cabinet
Cabinet designed for storing egg collection; two cupboard doors with three drawers below, brass handles, one of a pair.
Description
With incised brass label: 'In happy memory of / Two Etonians / Leslie and Nigel Newall / who gave their lives for their / King and Country during the Great war'
height (actual size): 1650mm
width (actual size): 130mm
depth (actual size): 540mm
width (actual size): 130mm
depth (actual size): 540mm
Brass label with incised lettering: 'In happy memory of / Two Etonians / Leslie and Nigel Newall / who gave their lives for their / King and Country during the Great war'
mahogany
brass
brass
Shaped top with brass label attached, two cupboard doors above two drawers, with third drawer below. Brass handles, with one missing from lower drawer
Production
c.1918
History and association
Provenance: Presented to Eton College by William Newall in memory of his two sons, Leslie who left Eton in 1910 and Nigel who left in 1914 (both were killed in World War I)