Box

Miniature by unknown British Painter British

1832

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Title: Box
Artist: Miniature by unknown British Painter , last quarter 18th century
Date: 1832
Culture: Austrian, Vienna
Medium: Gold, rhinestones, enamel
Dimensions: Box: 1 in. × 3 1/2 in. × 2 5/8 in. (2.5 × 8.9 × 6.7 cm);
Miniature (sight): 2 1/16 × 1 7/16 in. (5.2 × 3.7 cm)
Classifications: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum, Paintings
Credit Line: The Moses Lazarus Collection, Gift of Josephine and Sarah Lazarus, in memory of their father, 1888-95
Object Number: 95.14.18
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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