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Box
Vachette, Adrien-Jean-Maximilien, born 1753 - died 1839 - Enlarge image
Box
- Place of origin:
Paris, France (made)
- Date:
1819-1838 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Vachette, Adrien-Jean-Maximilien, born 1753 - died 1839 (maker)
- Materials and Techniques:
Tortoiseshell mounted in gold and set with a miniature
- Museum number:
929-1882
- Gallery location:
Jewellery, room 91 mezzanine, case 79, shelf D12, box 5
Physical description
Tortoiseshell box, mounted in gold and set with a 19th century miniature of Monsieur de Pontchartreux, Maker's mark for A J M Vachette, signed on the rim 'Vachette A Paris', Post-Revolutionary Paris marks for 1819-38 and 1838-47
Place of Origin
Paris, France (made)
Date
1819-1838 (made)
Artist/maker
Vachette, Adrien-Jean-Maximilien, born 1753 - died 1839 (maker)
Materials and Techniques
Tortoiseshell mounted in gold and set with a miniature
Marks and inscriptions
mark
mark
signed 'Vachette A Paris'
Dimensions
Height: 2.4 cm, Width: 8.1 cm, Depth: 5.5 cm
Descriptive line
Tortoiseshell box, mounted in gold and set with a 19th century miniature of Monsieur de Pontchartreux, Maker's mark for A J M Vachette, signed on the rim 'Vachette A Paris', Paris marks for 1819-38 and 1838-47
Subjects depicted
De Pontchartreux (Monsieur)
Categories
Containers; Metalwork; Jewellery
Collection code
MET
