ROUND BOX
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
The round box is made from tortoise shell which has been stained. On the lid is a miniature of a young man, facing three-quarters to the right. He has brown hair, a blue coat with a high collar, a white neckpiece and a lace jabot. It is painted in gouache. The miniature has a metal border with a zig zag design.
- Object name:
- ROUND BOX
- Made from:
- Tortoise shell -- miniature -- gouache -- metal
- Made in:
- FRANCE
- Date made:
- 19th c.
- Size:
- 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 36.139.1-2
- Class:
- SHELL
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973