Box
1797-1809 (made)
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tortoiseshell box, mounted in gold, set with a micro-mosaic of two storks, after the antique, Maker's mark 'AT' for Antoine Tardiveau, Paris marks for 1797-1809
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | tortoiseshell mounted in gold set with pietra dura micro-mosaic |
| Brief description | tortoiseshell box, mounted in gold, set with a micro-mosaic of two storks, after the antique, Maker's mark 'AT' for Antoine Tardiveau, Paris marks for 1797-1809 |
| Physical description | tortoiseshell box, mounted in gold, set with a micro-mosaic of two storks, after the antique, Maker's mark 'AT' for Antoine Tardiveau, Paris marks for 1797-1809 |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs Carew from the Farquhar Matheson Collection |
| Object history | ex Farquhar Matheson Collection |
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| Accession number | M.289:1&:2-1921 |
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| Record created | June 13, 2005 |
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