Patch Box
1760-1770 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Mount: gold, unmarked
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Glass, enamelled and gilt, mounted in gold and with a mirror inside lid |
| Brief description | Patch box, England (London or possibly Birmingham), possibly decorated by the workshop of James Giles, 1760-1770. |
| Physical description | Mount: gold, unmarked |
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| Gallery label | On the lid a lake scene with a heron and another bird. Round the side panels containing landscapes and perched birds |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Lt. Col. G. B. Croft-Lyons FSA |
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| Bibliographic reference | Cf. Gilding the Lily - Delomosne, 1978, nos.31-34 See also Cross-currents in English porcelain, glass and enamels - Herbert Read in EPC Trans. no.IV 1932, pl.IIIc & p.12
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| Other number | 9155 - Glass gallery number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.332-1926 |
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| Record created | December 13, 1997 |
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