BOX
Creator(s): Unknown (Silversmith)
Currently in storage
About this object
Cover and bottom are each set with a pieces of goldstone with beveled edges and following the outlines of the box. Frame for the two pieces of goldstone and the sides are engraved with leaf and formal patterns of various kinds.
- Object name:
- BOX
- Made from:
- Silver gilt -- goldstone
- Made in:
- France
- Date made:
- 18th Century
- Size:
- 1.9 x 4.4 x 6.2 cm (3/4 x 1 3/4 x 2 7/16 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 12.196
- Class:
- SILVER
- Signature marks:
- MARK inside: illegible; but outlines are like French 18th century makers marks
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973