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ca. 1815 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Lapis lazuli box set with Florentine mosaic and mounted in gold

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Lapis lazuli set with mosaic of hardstones, mainly jaspers and agates, and mounted in gold
Brief description
Italy, mosaic made in Florence; the mounts, Padua, about 1815
Lapis lazuli, set with mosaic of hardstones, mainly jaspers and agates; mounted in gold
Physical description
Lapis lazuli box set with Florentine mosaic and mounted in gold
Dimensions
  • Height: 2.2cm
  • Width: 8.9cm
  • Depth: 5.3cm
Credit line
George Mitchell Bequest
Production
mosaic made in Florence, the mounts in Padua
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
188-1878

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Record createdJuly 4, 2005
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