BOX

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

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)

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973