Patch box depicting Master Betty, ca. 1804
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1804
Patch box in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 66.43.4), catalogued by the museum's European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department under the title “Patch box depicting Master Betty”. The museum dates it ca. 1804. It is attributed to Peltro William Tomkins (British, London 1759–1840 London). The museum records the medium as Enamel on copper; mirror glass and the dimensions as Overall: 15/16 × 1 7/8 × 1 3/8 in. (2.4 × 4.8 × 3.5 cm). Subject tags assigned by the museum: Men. These details are transcribed from the museum's open-access record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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- Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Enamel on copper; mirror glass
- Dimensions
- Overall: 15/16 × 1 7/8 × 1 3/8 in. (2.4 × 4.8 × 3.5 cm)
Technical characteristics
- Classification
- Enamels-Painted
- Maker recorded
- Peltro William Tomkins
Identification
- Met object id
- 204631
- Museum object name
- Patch box
- Museum object number
- 66.43.4
Catalogue references
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