Boat Box With Secret Compartment (T90)

Catalogue Record

Collection

Maker

Lucy Goffin

Title

Boat Box With Secret Compartment

Made in

East Sussex

Date

1988

Description

Beige and cream striped fabric with an oval-shaped base of fabric-covered card covered, an unconstructed top section shaped by stitching. The base features an interior compartment with lift-up lid. There is a red braid along the edges to gather in fabric.

Materials and techniques

Constructed from silk and cardboard, with silk braids by Catherine Martin.

Dimensions

length:  33cm
width:  26cm
height:  24cm

Object number

T90

Category

  • Boat Box With Secret Compartment, Lucy Goffin, 1988, Crafts Council Collection: T90. Photo: John Hammond