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