Oval box in varicoloured gold, the top centred by a trophy of scientific instruments and a balloon, probably Switzerland, 1783-95
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1783-1795
The lid is centred by a framed oval reserve containing a trophy of scientific instruments and a white balloon. On either side is a panel with bright-cut edges and a small reserve with foliage.
Around the outside of the rim runs a border composed of a white ribbon interwoven with a wreath of leaves. On the sides at the ends and at the centre of the front and the back there are four oval reserves, each containing a festooned white vase on a matted ground. Between these oval reserves are panels with bright-cut borders, each panel divided in the middle by a pilaster surmounted by a wreathed head. The decoration of the base is similar to that on the lid, but the oval reserve contains a lyre, a trumpet and a white music score.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Width 87 mm; Height 37 mm; Depth 59 mm
- Materials and techniques
- Varicoloured gold, chased, engraved and matted
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- Switzerland
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O71652
- Museum object number
- 172-1878
- 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.
Research required
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