| | by admin | | posted on 12th November 2925 in Quakers in 100 Objects | | views 1153 | |
One of both the most beautiful and curious of the Quakers in 100 Objects is the Halcyon Days' The Quakers enamel box.
Halcyon Days are an English Luxury gifting company and only made 200 of their The Quakers enamel box. There are four panels of writing about the history of Quakers on the box. The first, inside the lid, states:
The second and third panels have the ‘basic’ facts of George Fox founding the movement and William Penn founding Pennsylvania.
However, the fourth panel states that the ‘Quaker Doctrine’ was written in Scotland by Robert Barclay, in 1648. This is most definitely incorrect as Barclay was born in 1648 and the 'doctrine' referred to is almost certainly Barclay's Apology, of which the first complete English version was printed in 1678.
Was the enamel box made for American Quakers of Scottish descent – and if so, when? Finding out details about why and when it was commissioned are hard to come across. If you have any ideas or knowledge about this most striking of objects, please leave a comment.
Lincoln Festival of History
(May Bank Holiday)
Local History Festival
(throughout May)
Heritage Open Days
(June–September)