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Box

Box

  • Place of origin:

    England (made)

  • Date:

    ca. 1730 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Heckel, Augustin, born 1690 - died 1770 (engraver)
    Conca, Sebastiano, born 1680 - died 1764 (painter)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Chased gold with a miniature

  • Museum number:

    61-1871

  • Gallery location:

    In Storage

Physical description

Gold box, chased by Augustin Heckel (about 1690-1770); on the lid with a scene of Bacchus and Ariadne, after Sebastiano Conca; on the base with the arms of Carmichael, for John, Viscount of Inglisberry and Nemphlar, with a miniature painting of Diana and Callisto inside, England, ca.1730

Place of Origin

England (made)

Date

ca. 1730 (made)

Artist/maker

Heckel, Augustin, born 1690 - died 1770 (engraver)
Conca, Sebastiano, born 1680 - died 1764 (painter)

Materials and Techniques

Chased gold with a miniature

Marks and inscriptions

coat of arms
On the base; of Carmichael, for John, Viscount of Inglisberry and Nemphlar (1701-67) who succeeded to the earldom of Hyndford in 1737.

Dimensions

Height: 2.5 cm, Width: 9.1 cm, Depth: 7 cm

Descriptive line

Gold box, chased by Augustin Heckel on the lid with a scene of Bacchus and Ariadne, after Sebastiano Conca, the base with the arms of Carmichael, for John, Viscount of Inglisberry and Nemphlar, with a miniature painting of Diana and Callisto inside, England, ca.1730

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Snodin, Michael. Some Designs for English Gold and Silver. V&A Album. 1985, vol. 4. pp. 147-154.

Materials

Gold

Subjects depicted

Escutcheons (coats of arms)

Categories

Containers; Jewellery; Metalwork

Collection

Metalwork Collection

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