EGG-SHAPED BOX
Creator(s): Unknown
On view in: Second Floor Hallway
About this object
The background is in pale yellow with a lattice of raised dots in white enamel. There are two cartouches on the lower half with figures in landscapes and another landscape on the top, the latter with a pyramid. All the cartouches have molded gilt rococo frames.
- Object name:
- EGG-SHAPED BOX
- Made from:
- Enamel -- copper -- gilt copper
- Made in:
- ENGLAND: South Staffordshire, Bilston or Wednesbury
- Date made:
- ca. 1780
- Size:
- 4.4 x 3.2 cm (1 3/4 x 1 1/4 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 15.139
- Class:
- ENAMEL
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973