Biscuit box and lid

This plain copper version biscuit box was designed by Archibald Knox in around 1903. It is decorated with celtic style flowers and has a sponge set into the lid of the box. It was probably made as a prototype. A similar-shaped box, without a lid, was advertised in Liberty & Co's 'Yuletide Gifts in Tudric Pewter' catalgoue of 1900, as a 'fern pot' showing how designs might be easily be adapted for different purposes.