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L77.4.1Description
Oval cowrie shell with silver molded rim and silver lid. Engraved decoration on lid: Carlyle coat-of-arms (cross; motto "HUMILITATE") surrounded by scroll and leaf motifs; leaf motifs around hinge approximately 2/3 down from top; engraved "X" pattern on hinge; 1/8" band of engraved feathers around rim of lid. Inside lid initials "JCH" scratched. Belonged to John Carlyle. possibly Scotland; c. 1750-80