id:			154231
accession number:	1988.48.a
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1988.48.a
updated:		2023-03-23 11:10:05.564000

Round Box, c. 1770. France, 18th century. Tortoise shell decorated in red lacquer with inlays of gold, brass, and silver; contains a portrait miniature; diameter: 2.3 x 6.4 cm (7/8 x 2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, In memory of Ruth Probala 1988.48.a

title:				Round Box
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creation date:			c. 1770
creation date earliest:		1765
creation date latest:		1775
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creditline:			In memory of Ruth Probala
copyright:			

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culture:	France, 18th century
technique:	tortoise shell decorated in red lacquer with inlays of gold, brass, and silver; contains a portrait miniature
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Miscellaneous
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measurements: Diameter: 2.3 x 6.4 cm (7/8 x 2 1/2 in.)
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	inscription:	miniature inscribed:  annee [?]/1767.
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Andrew E. Probala, Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?–1988
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1988–
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	“The Year in Review for 1988.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 76, no. 2 (1989): 30–75.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 69, no. 25
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25160061

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IMAGES

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