id:			148725
accession number:	1976.17
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1976.17
updated:		2022-01-04 16:50:18.269000

Box, 1771. Thomas Heming (British, 1722/23-1801). Silver gilt; overall: 12.4 x 18 x 14.4 cm (4 7/8 x 7 1/16 x 5 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1976.17

title:				Box
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creation date:			1771
creation date earliest:		1771
creation date latest:		1771
current location:		203A British Painting and Decorative Arts
creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
copyright:			

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culture:	England, London, 18th century
technique:	silver gilt
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Silver
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CREATORS

* Thomas Heming (British, 1722/23-1801)  - fabricated by

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measurements: Overall: 12.4 x 18 x 14.4 cm (4 7/8 x 7 1/16 x 5 11/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review, 1976
	opening date:   1977-02-01T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review, 1976</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (February 1-March 6, 1977).

	title:		British Gallery Reinstallation  (June 2020)
	opening date:   2020-06-30T04:00:00
	<i>British Gallery Reinstallation  (June 2020)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* No legacy exhibitions.

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PROVENANCE

	(Spink & Son Ltd, London, 1976, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: 1976
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1976-
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fun fact: 
This small box likely held jewelry and may have been accompanied by a mirror, scent bottles, brushes, combs, candlesticks, and small covered bowls on a wealthy woman’s dressing table.

digital description: 
Produced by King George III’s principal goldsmith, Thomas Heming, this silver gilt box closely resembles those he produced for the Queen of Denmark and the ladies of the British court in the 1760s. Adorning the hinged lid is an unidentified scene along with four scallop shells and acanthus leaves. Similarly, the curvilinear sides are ornamented with an array of swirling flora and serpentine lines.

wall description: 

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Lee, Sherman E. "The Year in Review for 1976." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>64, no. 2 (February 1977): 39-78.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 40; reproduced: p. 47
	url:		www.jstor.org/stable/25152676

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IMAGES

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