Box with scene of a monk and lady at a table
Box
ca. 1750 (made)
ca. 1750 (made)
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This shallow rectangular box may have been used for cards. On the lid is a satirical scene depicting a monk and a lady at a table with a wine flask and goblets. The monk is shown chucking the lady under the chin while a dog seizes some food from the table. The dress and scene are eighteenth-century in style, although the carving is poor, and this may be a later pastiche, probably dating from the mid nineteenth century. The composition probably derives from a print, and was probably carved in the Netherlands.
Object details
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Title | Box with scene of a monk and lady at a table (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Ivory with gilt metal mounts |
Brief description | Box, oblong ivory with chased gold mounts, a monk and a lady at a table, probably Netherlandish, ca. 1750 or a later pastiche |
Physical description | Box. Ivory, oblong with chased gold mounts, the lid carved in relief with a monk and a female seated at a table, with a wine flask and goblets, the monk chucking the lady under the chin. A dog seizes some food from the table. A landscape can be seen outside the window. |
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Credit line | Bequeathed by John Jones |
Object history | From the Jones Bequest in 1882. |
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Summary | This shallow rectangular box may have been used for cards. On the lid is a satirical scene depicting a monk and a lady at a table with a wine flask and goblets. The monk is shown chucking the lady under the chin while a dog seizes some food from the table. The dress and scene are eighteenth-century in style, although the carving is poor, and this may be a later pastiche, probably dating from the mid nineteenth century. The composition probably derives from a print, and was probably carved in the Netherlands. |
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Accession number | 860-1882 |
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Record created | July 24, 2008 |
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