Description
of rectangular section with two sloping hinged covers each chased with portcullis motif and set with heavy cast decorative hinges and 'quilted' swing handle, the whole raised on a plinth, inscribed to the sides VI/ H.C/S, bears maker's plaque to base
Dimensions
61cm long, 37cm high (including handle), 33cm wide
Footnote
Provenance: Bearing the room number to one side of the scuttle this rare example was presumably supplied to the Houses of Parliament by Benham & Froud around 1855.