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

Box

1749-1750 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Paris (made)

Gold box inlaid with chinoiserie designs in mother of pearl.


Object details

Categories
Containers
Metalwork
Jewellery
Object type
Box
Materials and techniques
Gold inlaid with mother of pearl
Gold
Mother of Pearl
Brief description
Gold box inlaid with chinoiserie designs in mother of pearl, Paris, 1749-50
Physical description
Gold box inlaid with chinoiserie designs in mother of pearl.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4cm
  • Width: 8.2cm
  • Depth: 6.4cm
Style
Chinoiserie
Marks and inscriptions
  • illegible maker's mark
  • Paris marks for 1744-45 and 1749-50
  • Discharge mark for old works for 1756-62
  • French import marks for 1838 onwards
Credit line
Given by Mrs Samuel S. Joseph
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
M.168-1941

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Record createdJune 10, 2005
Record URL
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