Money Box
ca. 1750 (made)
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Money box, fritware, rectangular in shape, raised on four bracket shaped supports, fitted with a opening for a drawer, the top with two narrow slits for coins, three holes on the front facade originally designed to support a metal lock, painted in underglaze blue with floral textile like scrollwork, clear glaze. Fitted with a replacment wooden drawer, the front inlaid with mother-of-pearl, and bone.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Fritware, painted in underglaze blue, glazed; wood, mother of pearl and bone inlaid |
| Brief description | Money box, fritware, painted in underglaze blue, Turkey (Kütahya), about 1750; replacement drawer, wood inlaid in bone and mother-of-pearl. |
| Physical description | Money box, fritware, rectangular in shape, raised on four bracket shaped supports, fitted with a opening for a drawer, the top with two narrow slits for coins, three holes on the front facade originally designed to support a metal lock, painted in underglaze blue with floral textile like scrollwork, clear glaze. Fitted with a replacment wooden drawer, the front inlaid with mother-of-pearl, and bone. |
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| Accession number | 1592-1888 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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