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Boxes 1955-69,1-7
Dressing table box & cover
Boxes 1955-69,1-7

Dressing table box & cover

Dateca.1750
Artist/Maker James Gwim
OriginEngland, Birmingham (probably)
MediumEnamel on japanned tinned sheet iron; tortoiseshell; gilding
DimensionsA) H: 1 1/2"; L: 4 5/8"; W: 3 5/8"; B) H: 3/4"; L" 4 5/8"; W: 3 7/8".
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1955-69,5A&B
DescriptionRectangular sheet iron box of cyma profile , japanned in red and brown tortoiseshell wit gilt bands of interlocking circles; interior black flecked with gold. Cover with paneled gilt borders of trellis and scroll patterns set with an enamel plaque depicting a harbor scene with ships and a castle in brown, green, yellow, rose, blue on white ground within a paneled rose an dgilt border. The underside painted with flower stalk. Gilt and rococo mounts. The scene is similar to, but not identical to 1955-69,4A&B.
ProvenanceEx collection: Senatore Maguire of Dublin.
Vendor: James Lewis & Son, Inc., New York
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