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BOX

Creator(s): Unknown (Jeweler)

Currently in storage


About this object

The rectangular box has sides that curve inward. The cover is set with a miniature of two lovers sitting in a garden after Boucher. This is surrounded by a border of red stones. The outside edge is engraved with a leaf rinceau and the base is engraved with a fret of rosettes. There is a thumbpiece in front.

Object name:
BOX
Made from:
Silver -- miniature
Date made:
mid 19th-early 20th Century
Size:
7.2 × 5.1 cm (2 7/8 × 2 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
12.205
Class:
SILVER
Signature marks:
MARK inside: impressed 800 213; on edge: unidentified mark (could be cursive S in a circle)
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973