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Box — 48.187.470

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1766–67

Box made by J. P. M., Paris, France, dated 1766–67, from French, Paris. The museum records its materials as: Gold. Recorded dimensions: Overall: 1 1/4 × 2 3/4 × 1 3/4 in.

(3.2 × 7 × 4.4 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 48.187.470; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
1
Photograph views
2
Catalogue references
0

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Physical characteristics

Medium
Gold
Dimensions
Overall: 1 1/4 × 2 3/4 × 1 3/4 in. (3.2 × 7 × 4.4 cm)
Museum materials
Gold

Identification

Culture
French, Paris
Date recorded
1766–67
Maker recorded
J. P. M., Paris, France
Museum object name
Box
Holding institution
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Museum object number
48.187.470

Catalogue references

No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.

Research required

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