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On display at V&A South Kensington
Jewellery, Rooms 91 to 93 mezzanine, The William and Judith Bollinger Gallery

Box

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

Chased steel box on a gilt ground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Chased steel partially gilded, mounted in a silver frame
Brief description
Chased steel panels, partially gilded, mounted in a silver frame, Germany, probably Berlin, about 1760
Physical description
Chased steel box on a gilt ground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 3.6cm
  • Width: 7.9cm
  • Depth: 6.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
mark (maker's mark for Andreas Almgren)
Credit line
Given by Mrs Carew from the Farquhar Matheson Collection
Object history
ex Farquhar Matheson Collection
Production
Probably Berlin
Collection
Accession number
M.301-1921

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Record createdJune 30, 2005
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