BOX WITH MINIATURE PORTRAIT OF EMPEROR ALEXANDER I OF RUSSIA
Creator(s): Unknown (Jeweler)
Currently in storage
About this object
A rectangular box made in stained tortoise shell with a gold hinge. On the cover is a round medallion in mother of pearl with a transfer-print image of Alexander I in profile. He wears a crown of laurel leaves. The medallion is surrounded by a gold band.
- Object name:
- BOX WITH MINIATURE PORTRAIT OF EMPEROR ALEXANDER I OF RUSSIA
- Made from:
- Tortoise shell -- mother of pearl -- gold
- Made in:
- Paris, France
- Date made:
- early 19th Century
- Size:
- 2.5 x 5.1 x 10.2 cm (1 x 2 x 4 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 36.141
- Class:
- SHELL
- Signature marks:
- MARK An illegible 19th c. French goldsmith's mark; EXP (French export mark, issued in 1798) [On gold hinge]
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973