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Patch or snuff box, silver, cushion-shaped with moulded sides and rim of lid, the lid hinged at the back and with a modern circular mirror fitted inside; the lid embossed and chased with a C-scroll cartouche containing a crane in a landscape, the interior gilded.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 51366
Acquisition
Purchase - with support, 3/5/2001
Purchased with assistance from the National Heritage Memorial Fund, the National Art Collections Fund and the Goldsmiths' Company.
Measurements
Height
(cm): 2.2
Width
(cm): 7
Depth
(cm): 5.2
Height
(in): 7
Width
(in): 2
Depth
(in): 2
Weight
(gr): 51.86
Techniques
raised
forming
Applied Art
chased
decoration
Applied Art
embossed
decoration
Applied Art
assembled
forming
Applied Art
soldered
forming
Applied Art
gilded
decoration
Applied Art
Material
silver, sterling standard
gilding
glass
Location
Gallery 07B South
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