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OVAL BOX WITH LANDSCAPE

Creator(s): Unknown

On view in: French Drawing Room


About this object

The shape of the box is a flattened oval. It is elaborately worked in several colors of gold. On the front and back is an oval medallion containing a landscape, one with a cowboy and cattle, the other with a small house. Around the body are bands, scrolls, and garlands of leaves and flowers. The cover is similarly decorated but the bottom is plain so that the box can stand upright. The thumb piece is a rose cut diamond.

Object name:
OVAL BOX WITH LANDSCAPE
Made from:
Gold -- diamond
Made in:
Mexico
Date made:
19th c.
Size:
6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
11.133
Class:
GOLD
Signature marks:
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973