Box
ca. 1750 (made)
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Silver gilt box, embossed with a scene of Hercules choosing between Virtue and Pleasure
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Materials and techniques | Embossed silver gilt |
Brief description | gilded silver box, cast with a scene of Hercules choosing between Virtue and Pleasure, adapted from an engraving by Simon Gribelin after a painting by Paolo de Matteis. Probably Sweden or Denmark, about 1750 |
Physical description | Silver gilt box, embossed with a scene of Hercules choosing between Virtue and Pleasure |
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Credit line | Given by Colonel F. R. Waldo-Sibthorp |
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Accession number | 1967-1898 |
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Record created | July 1, 2005 |
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