Gold case for carrying cards; Europe, possibly Switzerland, 1870-1900
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1870-1900
Rectangular playing-card case of varicoloured gold, the cover applied with playing cards, dice and counters within a border of strapwork and flowers, the rim of the lid chased with a Vitruvian scroll border.
On the front is a figure of Fortune wihtin an oval reserve, with swags above and laurel below, all on a matted ground; the back bears a reserve with the monogram PLH (?) beneath a count's coronet, similarly bordered; the sides are chased with flutes and borders of ribbon; inside is a central dividing panel. Its Neo-classical ornament suggests it was possibly made in the mid-1870s, when this style reached the height of fashion, but it could nevertheless have been later.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Length 4.5 cm; Width 3.2 cm; Height 6.6 cm
- Materials and techniques
- Gold chased, applied, and engraved
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- Switzerland
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O156751
- Museum object number
- LOAN:GILBERT.522:1-2008
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
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