2008 Record shot by C. Lafiandra. Wig Box.

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2009 Record shot by L. Baumgarten. 2008-118,a-b. Barrister's wig in box.

Wig Box

Date1817-1830

OriginIreland

MediumPainted tin

DimensionsOL: 5" x OW: 3 ½" x OH: 10"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number2008-118,B

DescriptionPainted tin box with hinged lid and handle at the top. Black with gold banding and lettering reading W. H. GRIFFITH ESQre. The box has an interior stand to hold a barrister's wig of grey hair, (see 2008-118,A).
Label TextW. H. Griffith Esquire, whose name is painted on the wig box, was Walter Hussey Griffith of Ireland. He was born in 1794 and became a barrister in 1817. He was still practicing in Dublin in 1850, when he appeared in the city directory with an office at 13 Clare Street. His son Walter Downes Griffith also became a barrister, as did his grandson, named Walter Hussey Griffith after his grandfather.

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