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Jewellery, Rooms 91 to 93 mezzanine, The William and Judith Bollinger Gallery

Box

ca. 1750 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Dresden (made)

amethystine quartz box mounted in gold, with brilliant-cut diamonds set in silver and garnets in gold


Object details

Categories
Containers
Metalwork
Jewellery
Object type
Box
Materials and techniques
Amethystine quartz mounted in gold, with brilliant-cut diamonds set in silver and garnets in gold
Quartz
Gold
Silver
Diamond
Ruby
Brief description
Amethystine quartz box mounted in gold, with brilliant-cut diamonds and garnets in silver settings, Germany, about 1750
Physical description
amethystine quartz box mounted in gold, with brilliant-cut diamonds set in silver and garnets in gold
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.2cm
  • Width: 8.3cm
  • Depth: 6.6cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by George Mitchell
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
184-1878

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Record createdJune 30, 2005
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O113733/box-unknown/
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