Diameter: 8.6cm (3.3in)
Silver. Lobed circular form, the hinged lid inset with a Charles II silver Crown dated 1670, the interior inscribed 'From H.E. Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India, 25th November 1900 to C.J.Maltby’ Maker’s mark of Carrington & Co. 130 Regent Street, London. Hallmarked London 1899.
George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston KG, GCSI, GCIE, PC, FRS, FRGS, FBA (1859 -1925), Viceroy of India (1899-1905); Lord Privy Seal (1915-1916); Leader of the House of Lords (1916-1919) and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (1919-1924).