BOX

Creator(s): Unknown (Jeweler)

Currently in storage

About this object

A round box made in shell. It is mounted in gilt metal, possibly copper. It is pique all over in gilt with a small abstract design applied in a medallion on the lid under glass. It is a monogram made in gilt metal. It is florid and interlaced. It is topped by a crown and applied to a ground of woven greyish hair or basketwork.

Object name:

BOX

Made from:

Gilt metal -- shell -- basketwork -- glass -- hair

Made in:

Austria

Date made:

19th Century

Size:

8.1 cm (3 3/16 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

36.138.1-2

Class:

SHELL

Signature marks:

MONOGRAM in center: PSCR

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973