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Box

late 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Switzerland (made)

enamelled gold box, set with a miniature portrait of a man, with imitation Paris discharge mark for 1762-68


Object details

Categories
Containers
Metalwork
Jewellery
Object type
Box
Materials and techniques
Enamelled gold set with a miniature
Brief description
Enamelled gold box, set with a miniature portrait of a man, with imitation Paris discharge mark for 1762-68, Switzerland, late 18th century
Physical description
enamelled gold box, set with a miniature portrait of a man, with imitation Paris discharge mark for 1762-68
Dimensions
  • Height: 3.5cm
  • Width: 6.6cm
  • Depth: 4.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
mark (imitation Paris discharge mark for 1762-68)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Georges Mitchell
Subject depicted
Portraits
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
239-1878

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Record createdJune 21, 2005
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O113368/box-unknown/
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