Octagonal box with cipher of John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll

1716

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This early Georgian octagonal silver-gilt toilet box was made by the Huguenot silversmith James Fraillon (active 1706-1727/28) and engraved with an elaborate cipher: a double 'JA', which stands for John Argyll, i.e. John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll (1680-1743) a highly significant military commander who fought French in the War of the Spanish Succession and the Jacobites at the Battle of Sheriffmuir.

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Title: Octagonal box with cipher of John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll
Maker: James Fraillon (active 1706–1727/28)
Date: 1716
Culture: British, London
Medium: Gilded silver
Dimensions: confirmed: 2 1/4 × 3 11/16 × 3 11/16 in. (5.7 × 9.4 × 9.4 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Silver
Credit Line: Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
Object Number: 2019.283.111a, b
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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