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Box

ca. 1780 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Paris (made)

enamelled gold box, set with a miniature on ivory, perhaps depicting the Comtesse de Grignan (dau. of Madame de Sévigné), Later Paris warranty marks for 1838-47


Object details

Categories
Containers
Metalwork
Jewellery
Object type
Box
Materials and techniques
Tortoiseshell mounted in gold and set with a miniature
Brief description
Enamelled gold box, set with a miniature on ivory, perhaps depicting the Comtesse de Grignan (dau. of Madame de Sévigné), Later Paris warranty marks for 1838-47
Physical description
enamelled gold box, set with a miniature on ivory, perhaps depicting the Comtesse de Grignan (dau. of Madame de Sévigné), Later Paris warranty marks for 1838-47
Dimensions
  • Height: 2.9cm
  • Width: 8.7cm
  • Depth: 4.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Later Paris warranty marks for 1838-1847
  • Paris marks for 1809-1819 and 1819-1838
Credit line
Bequeathed by John Jones
Object history
ex Jones Collection
Subject depicted
Sévigné, Françoise Marguerite De (Comtesse De Grignan (1646-1705))
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
926-1882

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Record createdJune 14, 2005
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O113203/box-unknown/
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