Christmas Gift Box

Following the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, Princess Mary sent a Christmas gift to all personnel serving in the British forces.

Each brass gift box embossed with Mary’s profile contained a Christmas card and various presents tailored to the recipient, such as tobacco and cigarettes for smokers and stationary, chocolate, sweets or spices for non-smokers or those of different faiths.

By the end of the war, over 2.5 million boxes had been distributed.

Found here

Simple floor plan of the east rooms and corridors of the State Floor

Princess Mary’s Dressing Room

An alcove with a fireplace in the centre and two arched display cabinets to the left and right. The mantlepiece is decorated with lapiz lazuli columns and detailing, and a large lyre-shaped clock sits on top.

Princess Mary's Dressing Room

This room was specially designed for HRH Princess Mary by the British architect Sir Herbert Baker in 1930. He utilised…

Princess Mary’s Dressing Room

Explore our Collections

Harewood House Trust, boasts an incredible collection of furniture, ceramics, and paintings, as well as gardens and grounds brimming with plants from around the world.

Sino-Himalayan Plants

Harewood is renowned for its beautiful gardens and inspiring planting schemes. The Himalayan Garden contains many rare and unusual plants, many of which were introduced by intrepid plant explorers, and include Blue Poppies, Cobra Lilies, Primulas and Orchids.

See more: Sino-Himalayan Plants

An elaborate white and blue painted chair next to a carved mahogany side table upon which stands a bronze lamp.

British Furniture

Thomas Chippendale is Britain’s most famous eighteenth-century furniture maker. Located just a few miles away from his birthplace in Otley, Harewood House contains one of the largest collections of his furniture anywhere in the world, and is today renowned as his most magnificent commission.

See more: British Furniture