BOX

Creator(s): Unknown

Currently in storage

About this object

Rectangular box with rounded corners. The enamel is painted in copper and the box has a copper gilt hinge and thumbpiece. The cover has a scene in grisaille of Neptune riding in a shell drawn by sea-horses and carrying a tritdent. The sides are painted with leaves in green and scrolls in gold on a black ground.

Object name:

BOX

Made from:

Enamel -- copper

Made in:

FRANCE

Date made:

1870

Size:

4.1 x 5.9 x 3.5 cm (1 5/8 x 2 5/16 x 1 3/8 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

15.2

Class:

ENAMEL

Signature marks:

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973