box
Object NameLidded Box
Made FromAgate, Gilt Brass
Dateabout 1700-1799
Place MadeEngland
TechniqueCarved agate, engraved and gilt brass
SizeOverall H: 3.1 cm, W: 7.2 cm, D: 8.8 cm
Accession Number93.7.4
Credit LineGift of Christopher Sheppard
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionCarved agate, engraved and gilt brass; agate, gilt brass. The red agate box of octagonal shape is closed with a fitted and hinged brass lid. The lid is framed by a stylized garland of laurel, its center engraved with an oval emblem inscribed around the rim "LONDON GLASS MANUFACTORY". The initials "TB" are decorating the center.Provenance
Former Collection
Christopher Sheppard
(d. 2015) - 1993-11-03
199 BCE-199 CE
1900-1973
1780-1880
1770-1840
