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Box

ca. 1760 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Dresden (made)

Quartz box, mounted with gold and decorated with brilliant-cut diamonds designed as a bale with ropes, Dresden, ca.1760.


Object details

Categories
Containers
Metalwork
Jewellery
Object type
Box
Materials and techniques
Quartz mounted with gold and brilliant-cut diamonds
Quartz
Gold
Diamond
Brief description
Quartz box, mounted with gold and decorated with brilliant-cut diamonds designed as a bale with ropes, Dresden, ca.1760
Physical description
Quartz box, mounted with gold and decorated with brilliant-cut diamonds designed as a bale with ropes, Dresden, ca.1760.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.8cm
  • Width: 5.8cm
  • Depth: 5.2cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by George Mitchell
Subjects depicted
Bales
Rope
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
181-1878

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Record createdJune 30, 2005
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O113602/box-unknown/
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