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BOX
BOX
35.2.1-2
L. A. Boudin (Goldsmith)
ca. 1815
The box is round and made from black lacquer. The lining of the cover and the rim of the lower half are made in gold. On the cover is a cameo in a grayish material against agate. The cameo is the...
FRAME WITH MINIATURE OF ELEANOR POST CLOSE
FRAME WITH MINIATURE OF ELEANOR POST CLOSE
36.119
Unknown
19th c.-20th c.
An ivory frame which is elaborately carved with flowers and leaves. On the top sit two putti who hold a medallion with a monogram. It has an easel back. It is set with an oval miniature of Eleanor...
BOX
BOX
36.122.1-2
Unknown
1809
The top and bottom of the round shell box is lined with copper. On the lid is a repoussé medallion made in gilt metal which depicts a military scene. It shows Napoleon mounting his horse in the...
FRAME
FRAME
36.132
Pierre Antoine Baudouin (Painter)
19th c.
The frame has a border of leaf scrolls carved in high relief. There are two on each side, each on a separate applied plaque. There are two together at the top and bottom with a quatrefoil on each...
FRAME
FRAME
36.133
Unknown
19th c.
The frame has a border of leaf scrolls which are carved in high relief. There are two on each side, each on a separate applied plaque. There are two together at the top and bottom, with a...
ROUND BOX
ROUND BOX
36.139.1-2
Unknown
19th c.
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...
BOX
BOX
36.140
François-Joachim Aubert (Goldsmith)
1753
The outside of the rectangular box is covered in tortoise shell carved with an all-over pattern like a textile. The cover is set with a grisaille enamel plaque. The scene copies the Nicolas...
BOX WITH MINIATURE PORTRAIT OF EMPEROR ALEXANDER I OF RUSSIA
BOX WITH MINIATURE PORTRAIT OF EMPEROR ALEXANDER I OF RUSSIA
36.141
Unknown (Jeweler)
early 19th Century
A rectangular box made in stained tortoise shell with a gold hinge. On the cover is a round medallion in mother of pearl with a transfer-print image of Alexander I in profile. He wears a crown of...
OBLONG TOOTHPICK HOLDER
OBLONG TOOTHPICK HOLDER
36.17
Unknown
18th c.-19th c.
The oblong box is long and rounded at each end. In the center of the cover is a monogram made in very small diamonds against a hair background. This is framed in gold and enamel, first with a...
GLOVE BOX
GLOVE BOX
36.18
De Recy (Artist)
1896
Glove boxes were indispensable elements of a well-appointed dressing table even into the late nineteenth century. Since gloves were perfumed with scented powders, it was necessary to keep them in...
OBLONG BOX
OBLONG BOX
36.19
Unknown
19th c.
The rectangular box has an ivory exterior which is undecorated. The entire surface of the box is made in ivory including the hinge. The interior is lined with tortoise shell.
OBLONG TOOTHPICK HOLDER
OBLONG TOOTHPICK HOLDER
36.20
Unknown
19th c.
The long oval box has rounded ends. It is plain except for the cover which contains a miniature scene of several sailing vessels carved in relief in ivory on an ivory sea. The ships are sailing...