Box — Box with scene of a monk and lady at a table, Netherlands, ca. 1750
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1750
Box in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number 860-1882), made in Netherlands, dated ca. 1750. The museum's brief description reads: Box, oblong ivory with chased gold mounts, a monk and a lady at a table, probably Netherlandish, ca. 1750 or a later pastiche. Museum description: Box. Ivory, oblong with chased gold mounts, the lid carved in relief with a monk and a woman seated at a table, with a wine flask and goblets, the monk chucking the lady under the chin. A dog seizes some food from the table. A landscape can be seen outside the window. The museum records it as Ivory with gilt metal mounts, measuring Length 8.8 cm; Width 6.1 cm; Height 1 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.
Evidence at a glance
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- Photograph views
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
This shallow rectangular box may have been used for cards. On the lid is a satirical scene depicting a monk and a lady at a table with a wine flask and goblets. The monk is shown chucking the lady under the chin while a dog seizes some food from the table. The dress and scene are eighteenth-century in style, although the carving is poor, and this may be a later pastiche, probably dating from the mid nineteenth century. The composition probably derives from a print, and was probably carved in the Netherlands.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- ivory, gold
- Dimensions
- Length 8.8 cm; Width 6.1 cm; Height 1 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Ivory with gilt metal mounts
- Place recorded
- Netherlands
Identification
- Museum object name
- Box
- Museum object number
- 860-1882
- Museum system number
- O164162
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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