Box
ca. 1770 (made)
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quartz box, mounted in gold and encrusted with stones carved in the form of a woman, birds, flowers and insects
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Quartz, mounted in engraved and chased gold, overlaid with carved and faceted stones, including sapphire, pink tourmaline, white opals, garnets, marcasite, lapis lazuli, bowenite, malachite, turquoise, jasper, agate, and chalcedony |
| Brief description | Quartz box, mounted in gold and encrusted with stones in the form of a woman, birds, flowers and insects, possibly by Heinrich Gottlob Lang, Augsburg, about 1770 |
| Physical description | quartz box, mounted in gold and encrusted with stones carved in the form of a woman, birds, flowers and insects |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by George Mitchell |
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| Accession number | 179-1878 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2005 |
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