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On Display: House - Patuxent Room
Box
1740-1760
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
France; Europe
Materials
- Brass
- Silverplate on brass
Museum Object Number
1961.0246
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1961.0246
Object Name
Box
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
France; Europe
Origin Notes
The creation place was identified as probably France by Fennimore (p.322).
Date
1740-1760
Materials
- Brass
- Silverplate on brass
Techniques
- Silvered
Dimensions (inches)
3.752 (H) x 3.74 (W) x 3.374 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
9.53 (H) x 9.5 (W) x 8.57 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Fennimore, Donald L. 1996 Metalwork in Early America: Copper and Its Alloys from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: p. 322, cat.no.213Book: Diderot, Denis & D'Alembert, Jean. 1751 Encyclopedie: Dictionnaire raisonne des sciences, des arts et des metiers.
• See Perruquier Barbier Plate II for an illustration of a sponge box