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On Display: House - Patuxent Room
Box
1700-1775
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
Asia or Europe
Materials
- Silver
- Lapis lazuli
- Stone
- Gold-plated silver
Museum Object Number
1958.2318
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.2318
Object Name
Box
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
Asia or Europe
Origin Notes
As per previous cataloguer: Origin Continental Europe.
Changed to include possibly the Middle East or North Africa (French colonly?). Origin made in a craft workshop with limited silversmithing tools. [AWagner 9/2018]
Date
1700-1775
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Body, left exterior, top edge
Inscription: illegible
Type: Mark
Location: Lid, left exterior
Inscription: illegible
Type: Mark
Location: Lid, interior, center
Inscription: "13" within oval, stamped
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
- Lapis lazuli
- Stone
- Gold-plated silver
Techniques
- Wrought
Dimensions (inches)
1.693 (H) x 1.929 (W) x 2.913 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
4.3 (H) x 4.9 (W) x 7.4 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
5.7144