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

Box

1767-8 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Gold box set with panels of Japanese lacquer, signed 'Drais A Paris', Paris marks for 1762-68 and 1767-68


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Gold set with Japanese lacquer panels
Brief description
gold box set with panels of Japanese lacquer, signed 'Drais A Paris'. Made in Paris, 1767-8
Physical description
Gold box set with panels of Japanese lacquer, signed 'Drais A Paris', Paris marks for 1762-68 and 1767-68
Dimensions
  • Height: 3.2cm
  • Width: 8.1cm
  • Depth: 6.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Drais A Paris' (Maker's signature for Pierre-François Drais)
Credit line
Supported by Art Fund (W.B. Sutherland Bequest) with the assistance of Messrs. S.J. Phillips
Collection
Accession number
M.38-1956

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Record createdJune 10, 2005
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