Decorative arts
Box, patch box
Oval metal box decorated with enamel. Rim and hinge of the box and its lid are bare metal. Both box and lid are coated in white enamel, decorated with eyelets of gold with black and white dots layered on top of each other. At the centre of the lid is handwritten text in black that reads: "Accept this trifle from a friend/whose love for thee will never end". The enamel at the bottom of the box is worn and scratched in several places.
- Category:
- Decorative arts
- Object ID:
- 27.17/11
- Object name:
- box, patch box
- Artist/Maker:
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- Production date:
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- Material:
enamel, metal (unidentified)
- Measurements/duration:
- H 26 mm, W 43 mm, D 36 mm (overall)
- Part of:
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- On display:
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- Record quality:
- 60%
- Part of this object:
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
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- Creative commons usage:
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