VINAIGRETTE (CONTAINER)
Creator(s): Unknown (Jeweler)
On view in: French Drawing Room
About this object
The hinged box is kidney shaped. On the cover is a spaniel in painted enamel. This is framed by pearls. The bottom is edged by a band of abstract motifs, and within are overall hazy diamond shapes on a dark blue ground. Inside the box is a second cover in gold floral openwork indicating the box is a vinaigrette.
- Object name:
- VINAIGRETTE (CONTAINER)
- Made from:
- Gold -- enamel -- pearls
- Made in:
- Geneva, Switzerland
- Date made:
- c. 1820
- Size:
- 4.1 × 3.8 cm (1 5/8 × 1 1/2 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 11.120
- Class:
- GOLD
- Signature marks:
- Mark Lozenge with initials D/G (unidentifed maker's mark) Mark 18 K Indicates gold fineness
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973