A Late 19th Century Black Morocco Leather Documents Box with central leather handle and the raised silver crest of the House Hamilton* embedded above, with the block silver capital letters C.E.A.W.H. below. The interior with raised sides and lined with black morocco leather with leather trellis work inside the lid. The Bramah lock retains its original key.
Weight 2.5 kg
Size 41 x 26.5 x 15 cm
*The Clan Hamilton, also occasionally referred to as the House of Hamilton, is a Lowland Scottish Clan whose is motto is 'Through'. Its crest is described as 'In a ducal cornet an oak tree fructed and penetrated transversely in the main stem by a frame saw Proper, the frame Or'.
I have been unable to identify to which Hamilton member the initials C.E.A.W.H refer.
To learn more about the Hamilton Clan please follow this link;
http://www.clanhamilton.org/
