Box
1786-1787 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
France, Paris; lid, mark of Pierre-François Drais, 1764-5; body, mark of Adrien-Jean-Maximilien Vachette, 1786-7
Gold, mounted with miniature paintings on vellum by Van Blarenberghe, signed and dated 1764, illustrating Aesop's fable of the Man and the Ass
Gold, mounted with miniature paintings on vellum by Van Blarenberghe, signed and dated 1764, illustrating Aesop's fable of the Man and the Ass
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Gold, miniature paintings on vellum |
| Brief description | France, Paris; lid, mark of Pierre-François Drais, 1764-5; body, mark of Adrien-Jean-Maximilien Vachette, 1786-7 Gold, mounted with miniature paintings on vellum by Van Blarenberghe, signed and dated 1764, illustrating Aesop's fable of the Man and the Ass |
| Physical description | France, Paris; lid, mark of Pierre-François Drais, 1764-5; body, mark of Adrien-Jean-Maximilien Vachette, 1786-7 Gold, mounted with miniature paintings on vellum by Van Blarenberghe, signed and dated 1764, illustrating Aesop's fable of the Man and the Ass |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by John Jones |
| Object history | ex Jones Collection |
| Literary reference | Aesop, fable of the Man and the Ass |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 922-1882 |
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| Record created | May 8, 2008 |
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