id: 96552 accession number: 1916.306 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.306 updated: 2024-03-26 01:56:17.316000 Box in the Form of a Book, 1800s. France, 19th century. Brass with painted (lacquered ?) decorations; remains of gilding, especially inside; overall: 9.6 x 6.4 x 1.6 cm (3 3/4 x 2 1/2 x 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.306 title: Box in the Form of a Book title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 1800s creation date earliest: 1800 creation date latest: 1899 current location: creditline: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade copyright: --- culture: France, 19th century technique: brass with painted (lacquered ?) decorations; remains of gilding, especially inside department: Decorative Art and Design collection: Decorative Arts type: Miscellaneous find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 9.6 x 6.4 x 1.6 cm (3 3/4 x 2 1/2 x 5/8 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: inscription: engraved on spine: "L/ART/D/AIMER" (The Art of Love). translation: remark: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Inaugural Exhibition opening date: 1916-06-06T05:00:00 Inaugural Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (co-organizer) (June 6-September 20, 1916). title: Intimate Images: Portrait Miniatures from Europe and America opening date: 1993-03-26T04:00:00 Intimate Images: Portrait Miniatures from Europe and America. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 26-October 17, 1993). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.306/1916.306_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.306/1916.306_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.306/1916.306_full.tif