PATCH BOX

Creator(s): Unknown (Jeweler)

On view in: Icon Room

About this object

Both oval box and cover in amethyst. Edge and hinge are in gold. Thumbpiece is a blue cabochon.

Object name:

PATCH BOX

Made from:

Amethyst -- gold -- sapphire

Date made:

mid 19th-early 20th Century

Size:

2.4 x 3.8 cm (15/16 x 1 1/2 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

11.107

Class:

GOLD

Signature marks:

MARK 750, EK [edge and hinge] LABEL "Collection S. Bulgari Rome" [Inside]

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973