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Object NameLidded Box
Made FromAgate, Gilt Brass
Dateabout 1700-1799
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)
Place Made
England
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.
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