Dressing table box & cover

Dateca. 1750

Artist/Maker James Gwim

MediumEnamel on japanned tinned sheet iron; tortoiseshell; gilding

DimensionsA) H: 1 7/16"; L: 4 1/8"; W: 3 1/8"; B) H: 3/4"; L: 4 1/4"; W: 3 1/4".

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1955-69,7A&B

DescriptionDressing table box and cover. Rectangular sheet iron box of cyma profile, japanned in red and brown tortoiseshell with gilt bands of interlocking circles; interior black flecked with gold. Cover with gilt borders of trellis and scroll patterns framing a white enamel plaque depicitng a harbor scene with tall tower in foreground, ships and castle in background in brown, green, rose, blue, and yellow with a paneled rose and gilt border; the underside white, painted with flower stalk. Gilt rococo mounts.
ProvenanceEx collection: Senatore Maguire of Dublin.
Vendor: James Lewis & Son, Inc., New York

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