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Casket

ca. 1740 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
France (made)

Ormolu casket, possibly a jewel casket. The top, sides and ends consist of lacquer chinoiserie plaques on copper in a frame of cast openwork Rococo scrolls.


Object details

Categories
Metalwork
Ironwork
Object type
Casket
Materials and techniques
Copper, lacquered, cast and gilt
Ormolu
Copper
Lacquer
Cast
Gilding
Brief description
Ormolu casket, chinoiserie lacquer plaques within Rococo scrolls of cast and gilt copper, made in France, ca. 1740
Physical description
Ormolu casket, possibly a jewel casket. The top, sides and ends consist of lacquer chinoiserie plaques on copper in a frame of cast openwork Rococo scrolls.
Styles
Rococo
Chinoiserie
Gallery label
CASKET Gilt copper ('ormolu') French; c.1740 Robinson Collection 159-1879 Possibly a jewel casket. The top, sides and ends consist of lacquer chinoiserie plaques on copper in a frame of cast openwork Rococo scrolls.(07/1994)
Subject depicted
Scrolls (Motifs)
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
159-1879

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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