BOX

Creator(s): Unknown

Currently in storage

About this object

The entire surface of the oblong box is covered with carvings. The lid is carved in openwork. The decoration consists of a cupid seated holding a dove and surrounded by leaf scrolls. Around the image is a beaded edge. The cover is a piece fitted to the inside so that the snuff would not spill out. On the back is a group of hunting trophies, including a saddle, a rifle, a horn, a stag's head, a bird's head and other animals. The ends are decorated with rosettes and flowers.

Object name:

BOX

Made from:

Coquilla nut

Made in:

EUROPE

Date made:

19th c.

Size:

7.9 cm (3 1/8 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

34.7

Class:

WOOD

Signature marks:

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973