ROUND BOX
Creator(s): Unknown (Goldsmith)
Currently in storage
About this object
The round tortoise shell box is mounted in engraved gilt metal. The metal edge has a scalloped design. It is set with a small oval enamel medallion on the lid. It represents two cupids playing with a bird in a small cage.
- Object name:
- ROUND BOX
- Made from:
- Tortoise shell -- gilt bronze -- enamel
- Made in:
- France
- Date made:
- 19th c.
- Size:
- 5.4 cm (2 1/8 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 36.45.1-2
- Class:
- SHELL
- Signature marks:
- LABEL inside box: XIII 1037 45 (cut from Russian newspaper)
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973