BOX
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
The top and bottom of the round shell box is lined with copper. On the lid is a repoussé medallion made in gilt metal which depicts a military scene. It shows Napoleon mounting his horse in the center, and a surgeon to the left wrapping a bandage around Napoleon's right ankle. The soldiers, horses, and a view of the city of Ratisbonne in the background complete the composition.
- Object name:
- BOX
- Made from:
- Tortoise shell -- gold-plated copper
- Made in:
- Paris, France
- Date made:
- 1809
- Size:
- 8.4 cm (3 5/16 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 36.122.1-2
- Class:
- SHELL
- Signature marks:
- INSCRIPTION bottom of medallion: NAPOLEON BLESSE DEVANT RATISBONNE 23 AVRIL 1809
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973