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

Box

ca. 1765 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Glass box, inlaid with gold and shell in diagonal bands of black compostion; gold mounts


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Glass, inlaid with gold and shell in black composition; gold mounts
Brief description
Glass box, inlaid with diagonal bands of black composition decorated with gold and shell, Germany, ca. 1765
Physical description
Glass box, inlaid with gold and shell in diagonal bands of black compostion; gold mounts
Dimensions
  • Height: 3.2cm
  • Width: 8.6cm
  • Depth: 6.6cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by George Mitchell
Collection
Accession number
199-1878

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Record createdJune 30, 2005
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