id:			162198
accession number:	2002.104
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2002.104
updated:		2024-03-26 02:00:46.414000

Box in the Form of a Book, c. 1865–80. France(?). Wooden box covered in leather with gilt metal enameled mounts; overall: 8 x 58.5 x 47 cm (3 1/8 x 23 1/16 x 18 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Trideca Society in honor of Henry Hawley 2002.104

title:				Box in the Form of a Book
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creation date:			c. 1865–80
creation date earliest:		1865
creation date latest:		1880
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creditline:			Gift of the Trideca Society in honor of Henry Hawley
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culture:	France(?)
technique:	wooden box covered in leather with gilt metal enameled mounts
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Miscellaneous
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measurements: Overall: 8 x 58.5 x 47 cm (3 1/8 x 23 1/16 x 18 1/2 in.)
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	inscription:	central cartouche inset with bronze dore enamel initials, HBJR, N.2 in red, cobalt blue, lime green and white with gilt bronze outline and curliques, inset into medium brown cartouche with a gilt gridwork with each grid filled with a foliate flower, leaves and butterflies in varying sizes.
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	David Dutch, the great grandson of John Roebling
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