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

Box

1773-4 (painted), 1771-1772 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

oval coloured gold box, set with a miniature portrait of a lady by C F Zincke, dated 1717. Maker's mark for Charles Alexandre Bouillerot, Paris marks for 1768-75 and 1771-1772


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Varicoloured gold, engine turned and chased
Brief description
Oval varicoloured gold box, engine turned, chased and set with an enamel portrait of a lady by C F Zincke, dated 1717, Maker's mark for Charles Alexandre Bouillerot. Made in Paris, 1773-4
Physical description
oval coloured gold box, set with a miniature portrait of a lady by C F Zincke, dated 1717. Maker's mark for Charles Alexandre Bouillerot, Paris marks for 1768-75 and 1771-1772
Dimensions
  • Height: 4cm
  • Width: 8.9cm
  • Depth: 4.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Maker's mark for Charles Alexandre Bouillerot
  • Paris marks for 1768-75 and 1771-1772
Credit line
Bequeathed by George Mitchell
Production
Enamel portrait dated 1717
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
151-1878

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Record createdJune 10, 2005
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