Box

Museum Object Number

1958.3077

Object Name

Box

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1700-1800

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Rim, interior; illegible mark
2. Mark; Rim, interior; "S/n"
3. Mark; Rim, interior; "S/o

Materials

Shell (mollusk); Silver; Stone

Dimensions (inches)

1.693 (H) , 3.425 (L) , 2.362 (W) , 3.8449 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

4.3 (H) , 8.7 (L) , 6 (W) , 109 (Weight)

Object Description

Web - 02/01/2021

Made using a dragon’s head cowrie shell, this box has an underside decorated to resemble a fish with a silver fin-like thumbpiece and a small ruby eye. This species of cowrie, scientific name Monetaria caputdraconis, is found in the sea along Easter Island.

Box