DIORAMA
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
The sides of the box are covered in paper that is painted to represent lapis lazuli. On the cover is a shadowbox scene. There is a view of Whitehall in the background and in the foreground are two toy guardsmen on horseback. The cover is surrounded by a border consisting of two rows of dots. The sides are mirrored. The interior has a checkered design.
- Object name:
- DIORAMA
- Made from:
- Wood -- cardboard -- paper -- lead -- mirror glass
- Made in:
- England
- Date made:
- Late 19th c.-Early 20th c.
- Size:
- 14.2 cm (5 5/8 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 34.23.1-2
- Class:
- WOOD
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973