Box — Box and cover, Britain, ca. 1797 - ca. 1815

Box in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number 809-1893), made in Britain, dated ca. 1797 - ca. 1815. The museum's brief description reads: Box, bone, wood, made by French prisoners of war, French (produced in Britain), ca. 1797-1815. Museum description: Box and cover. Wood, the sides and sloping cover are over-laid with plaques of ivory, some of which are pierced with diapers of lozenges and circles enclosing leaf devices and birds, whilst others are engraved with wavy stems and leaves, coloured green. Beneath the pierced plaques are sheets of gilt foil covered with mica. The museum records it as Bone, wood, gilt foil, mica, measuring Height 19.3 cm; Width 37.1 cm; Depth 29.4 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.