ROUND BOX
Creator(s): Unknown
On view in: Marjorie Post's Bedroom
About this object
The round box is made from two flat pieces of bloodstone which serve as the bottom and the top. The curved sides are made of tortoiseshell. The cover has a gold frame of rococo scrolls. The rest of the mounts are plain, and the thumbpiece is scroll shaped.
- Object name:
- ROUND BOX
- Made from:
- Bloodstone -- gold -- tortoiseshell
- Made in:
- England
- Date made:
- ca. 1840
- Size:
- 7/8 × 1 13/16 in. (2.2 × 4.6 cm)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 11.154
- Class:
- GOLD
- Signature marks:
- MARK: 6293 Hb bOP [Inside lid] Mark W 619 Inside box
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973