Box
1771-1773 (made)
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Red and green gold box with transluscent enamel over engine turning, with miniatures in grisaille under glass, mark of Pierre François Drais, the miniatures in the style of Jacques Joseph de Gault (ca.1738 - after 1812). On the lid are depicted the Three Graces.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Enamelled copper with pastes |
| Brief description | Box France, Paris, 1771-3; mark of Pierre-François Drais Varicoloured gold with enamel over engine-turning, mounted with miniatures in watercolour on ivory in the style of Jacques Joseph de Gault (about 1738 - after 1812); on the lid, the Three Graces |
| Physical description | Red and green gold box with transluscent enamel over engine turning, with miniatures in grisaille under glass, mark of Pierre François Drais, the miniatures in the style of Jacques Joseph de Gault (ca.1738 - after 1812). On the lid are depicted the Three Graces. |
| Credit line | Offered in memory of Giulia Irving and Accepted in Lieu of Inheritance Tax by H.M. Government and allocated to the Victoria and Albert Museum |
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| Accession number | M.5:1&:2-1996 |
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| Record created | June 10, 2005 |
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