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

Box

1781-1782 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Enamelled gold box decorated with hairwork simulating moss agate, probably c. 1776-1778; mounted with earlier miniatures on ivory, circa 1750, traditionally identified as the Princesse de Lorraine (lid), the Prince de lorraine (base), the Prince de Lambesc, Abbesse de Remiremont, Princesse de Carignan, Princesse Charlotte and the Duc de Vaudemont (sides) maker's mark for L Cousin, Paris marks for 1781-1782 and 1781-1783


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Enamel; gold; hairwork; ivory; miniatures
Brief description
Gold, enamel and hairwork simulating moss agate, later mounted with contemporary miniatures in watercolour on ivory
Physical description
Enamelled gold box decorated with hairwork simulating moss agate, probably c. 1776-1778; mounted with earlier miniatures on ivory, circa 1750, traditionally identified as the Princesse de Lorraine (lid), the Prince de lorraine (base), the Prince de Lambesc, Abbesse de Remiremont, Princesse de Carignan, Princesse Charlotte and the Duc de Vaudemont (sides) maker's mark for L Cousin, Paris marks for 1781-1782 and 1781-1783
Dimensions
  • Height: 32mm
  • Width: 68mm
  • Depth: 53mm
  • Weight: 140g
Marks and inscriptions
  • mark (Maker's mark for L Cousin)
  • marks (Paris marks for 1781-1782 and 1781-1783)
Bibliographic reference
Rosie Chambers Mills, Eternal Medium: Seeing the World in Stone, with contributions by Alice Minter and Sophie Morris (Exh. Cat. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 20 August 2023 - 11 February 2024, Los Angeles, 2023), pp. 74 and 77. ISBN 9781943042142
Collection
Accession number
98-1865

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Record createdJune 10, 2005
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