BOX

Creator(s): Carl Helfried Barbé (Jeweler)

About this object

A network of cabochon turquoises, laid in even rows along the top, bottom, and sides, covers this gold box. A larger turquoise surrounded by a curving row of stones forms the thumbpiece. All the stones are set individually in a regular bezel setting.

Object name:

BOX

Made from:

Gold -- turquoise

Made in:

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Date made:

c. 1810

Size:

4 x 9.8 x 4.9 cm (1 9/16 x 3 7/8 x 1 15/16 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

11.104

Class:

GOLD

Signature marks:

MARK BARBE [Inside lid and bottom]

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973