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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