Case
- Date:
early 19th century (made)
- Materials and Techniques:
Leather, wood and silk
- Museum number:
A.118:2-1978
- Gallery location:
Sculpture, Room 111, The Gilbert Bayes Gallery, case 2, shelf 3
Physical description
Case for a pair of cameo portraits. A little domed presentation case with two hook clasps made to carry the pair of portraits. It has a label on its base witht the handwritten words: GIOVANNI DIES and a third illegible word.
Date
early 19th century (made)
Materials and Techniques
Leather, wood and silk
Dimensions
Length: 10.4 cm, Width: 6.7 cm, Depth: 2.1 cm
Object history note
Given by Professor J. Hull Grundy and Mrs. Ann Hull Grundy, in 1978.
Descriptive line
Case, leather, wood and silk, for a pair of portrait cameos, Italy (Rome), first half of 19th century
Categories
Containers
Collection
Sculpture Collection
