OVAL BOX
Creator(s): Unknown
On view in: Marjorie Post's Bedroom
About this object
The lower portion of the oval box is cut from a single piece of bloodstone. The back is flat while the sides and front curved outwards. The cover is a flat piece of bloodstone shaped with the same outline as the bottom. The hinge is ribbed in gold with a thumbpiece at the front.
- Object name:
- OVAL BOX
- Made from:
- Bloodstone -- gold
- Made in:
- Germany
- Date made:
- 19th c.
- Size:
- 1.9 x 5.4 x 3.5 cm (3/4 x 2 1/8 x 1 3/8 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 11.142
- Class:
- GOLD
- Signature marks:
- MARK: Dolphin (Dutch mark for old gold and silverwork, 1859-93)
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973