Box
1790-1810 (made)
| Place of origin |
Dressing box, decorated with straw marquetry.
Top decorated with central oval panel depicitng a hunting scene. Surrounded by concentric rectangular borders. Hinged lid opens to reveal large oval mirror on the interior of the top, surrounded by decorative straw marquetry. Inside the case is filed with nine compartments of varying sizes, seven with removable lids with turned ivory or bone handles. Inside of the compartments is decorated with plain straw-work, dyed green.
Front panel hinges open downards, with key lock, to reveal two symetrical drawers surmounting one large drawer.
Top decorated with central oval panel depicitng a hunting scene. Surrounded by concentric rectangular borders. Hinged lid opens to reveal large oval mirror on the interior of the top, surrounded by decorative straw marquetry. Inside the case is filed with nine compartments of varying sizes, seven with removable lids with turned ivory or bone handles. Inside of the compartments is decorated with plain straw-work, dyed green.
Front panel hinges open downards, with key lock, to reveal two symetrical drawers surmounting one large drawer.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 13 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Wood, veneered in straw marquetry |
| Brief description | Dressing box, decorated with straw marquetry, England, 1790-1810 |
| Physical description | Dressing box, decorated with straw marquetry. Top decorated with central oval panel depicitng a hunting scene. Surrounded by concentric rectangular borders. Hinged lid opens to reveal large oval mirror on the interior of the top, surrounded by decorative straw marquetry. Inside the case is filed with nine compartments of varying sizes, seven with removable lids with turned ivory or bone handles. Inside of the compartments is decorated with plain straw-work, dyed green. Front panel hinges open downards, with key lock, to reveal two symetrical drawers surmounting one large drawer. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1039:1-1871 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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