Box (Boîte)
1730–1740
Maker Unknown
Decorative Art and Design
Box (Boîte), 1730–1740. Possibly France, mid-18th century. Enamel and gold leaf on copper mounted in silver; overall: 3.9 x 6.3 x 5.1 cm (1 9/16 x 2 1/2 x 2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.612
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Miscellaneous
- Formatted Medium
- enamel and gold leaf on copper mounted in silver
- Dimensions
- Overall: 3.9 x 6.3 x 5.1 cm (1 9/16 x 2 1/2 x 2 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: [Traces of marks on mounts, too rubbed to be legible. One has previously been identified as possibly a French discharge mark of middle-18th century (Beuque 669 or 687). Maybe the discharge mark for small work of Hubert Louvet, Paris, 1732-38, left side of rim.]
- Departments
- Decorative Art and Design
- Accession Number
- 1916.612
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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