BLOODSTONE BOX
About this object
The box is made from six pieces of bloodstone mounted in gold. The bottom is plain except for a beveled edge. The four sides bulge on the upper portions so that the whole box has a sarcophagus shape. The cover is a plain piece of polished bloodstone. The bottom and side pieces are held together by ribbed bands of gold. The cover is mounted in a gold frame consisting of rococo scrolls, swags of roses and shells chased in gold.
- Object name:
- BLOODSTONE BOX
- Made from:
- Bloodstone -- gold
- Made in:
- London, England
- Date made:
- ca. 1760
- Size:
- 1 1/8 × 2 3/4 × 2 in. (2.9 × 7 × 5.1 cm)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 11.156
- Class:
- GOLD
- Signature marks:
- LABEL: B 3061 scwff 250gms [round label inside box]
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973