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