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On display at V&A South Kensington
Jewellery, Rooms 91 to 93 mezzanine, The William and Judith Bollinger Gallery

Box

1772-3 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coloured gold box with medallions and trophies, maker's mark for Melchior-René Barre, Paris marks for 1768-75 and 1774-75 and 1775-1781


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Coloured gold
Brief description
Coloured gold box, chased with medallions and trophies, maker's mark for Melchior-René Barre, Paris, 1772-3
Physical description
Coloured gold box with medallions and trophies, maker's mark for Melchior-René Barre, Paris marks for 1768-75 and 1774-75 and 1775-1781
Dimensions
  • Height: 3.3cm
  • Width: 8.1cm
  • Depth: 6cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Maker's mark for Melchior-René Barre
  • Paris marks for 1768-75 and 1774-75 and 1775-1781
Credit line
Bequeathed by George Mitchell
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
170-1878

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Record createdJune 10, 2005
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