Box
ca. 1750 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Silver gilt box, embossed with a scene of Hercules choosing between Virtue and Pleasure
Object details
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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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| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1967-1898 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2005 |
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