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Box and cover
Box, silver, standing on four short scroll-form legs, oval body with bulbous sides and out-curved rim, hinged cover with flat rim secured by a shaped and pierced hasp and surmounted by a ring handle in the form of a coiled serpent; the box and cover chased and embossed with lobes and acanthus leaves, the flat rim of the lid with an applied moulded wire chased for part of its length, engraved on the lid the later crest of a demi luce palewise.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 51331
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): 10.5
Width
(cm): 15.2
Length
(cm): 19.1
Height
(in): 4
Width
(in): 6
Length
(in): 7
Weight
(gr): 571.25
Techniques
raised
forming
Applied Art
chased
decoration
Applied Art
embossed
decoration
Applied Art
cast
forming
Applied Art
cut
decoration
Applied Art
assembled
forming
Applied Art
soldered
forming
Applied Art
engraved
decoration
Applied Art
Material
silver, sterling standard
Location
Gallery 02 : Case 01
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