OBLONG BOX
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
The rectangular box has rounded corners. The cover is inlaid with two gold initials in script that are interlaced and surmounted by a nine pointed coronet. The interior is carved to hold two instruments one in the bottom of the box and one in the cover. The thumbpiece is a small gold button set in the front of the box.
- Object name:
- OBLONG BOX
- Made from:
- Teakwood -- gold
- Made in:
- EUROPE
- Date made:
- 19th c.
- Size:
- 12.2 × 3 cm (4 13/16 × 1 3/16 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 34.20
- Class:
- WOOD
- Signature marks:
- MONOGRAM on top of cover: interlaced script letters AM surmounted by a nine pointed coronet
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973