Box — Rectangular box, Dieppe, ca. 1800 - ca. 1850
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1800 - ca. 1850
Box in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number A.5-1920), made in Dieppe, dated ca. 1800 - ca. 1850. The museum's brief description reads: Box, ivory and brass mount, with foliage and fruit on lid, French (Dieppe), ca.
1800-50. Museum description: Ivory box in the form of a basket, the top carved in high relief with fruit and leaves, including plums, apples, grapes and pears. The body of the box is carved as fictive basketwork. The museum records it as Carved ivory and brass mounts, measuring Height 3 cm; Width 8.8 cm; Depth 4.5 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
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
This rectangular ivory box was made in ca. 1800-50 in France by an unknown artist. It is carved as fictive basketwork. Formerly believed to be an English work, the style of carving and type of object suggest that it was made in Dieppe and dates from the first half of the nineteenth century.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- ivory, brass
- Dimensions
- Height 3 cm; Width 8.8 cm; Depth 4.5 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Carved ivory and brass mounts
- Place recorded
- Dieppe
Identification
- Museum object name
- Box
- Museum object number
- A.5-1920
- Museum system number
- O349393
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
- Research required: confirm the wider type, maker and catalogue references against a specialist reference.