A French iron mounted cuir Bouilli missal box 15th century the wood carcase overlaid with leather, the hinged lid centred by a swing handle and covered with incised foliate motifs, the sides with an incised trellis design and one side with conforming swing handle, the base with a similar covering, the mounts with flower head terminals, with three hasps, the central one is stamped 'I' surmounted by a crown
