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Box

early 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Geneva (made)

Enamelled gold box, set with an enamel miniature portait of Jean-Sylvain de Bailly, the lid lining struck with French marks for 1819-1838.


Object details

Categories
Containers
Metalwork
Jewellery
Object type
Box
Materials and techniques
Gold set with an enamel miniature portrait
Gold
Enamelling
Brief description
Enamelled gold box, set with an enamel miniature of de Bailly, the lid lining struck with French marks for 1819-38, Switzerland, 1820-30
Physical description
Enamelled gold box, set with an enamel miniature portait of Jean-Sylvain de Bailly, the lid lining struck with French marks for 1819-1838.
Dimensions
  • Height: 3.3cm
  • Width: 6.8cm
  • Depth: 5cm
Marks and inscriptions
marks (The lid lining struck with French marks for 1819-1838)
Credit line
Bequeathed by George Mitchell
Subject depicted
De Bailly, Jean-Sylvain
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
153-1878

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Record createdJune 30, 2005
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O113591/box-unknown/
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