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Box and cover
Box, iron-plate, rectangular form standing on a shaped base and with shaped curving sides, separate rectangular cover; the interior covered with a black japan dusted with gilt, the exterior covered with a crimson japan and decorated in silver to which the varnish has given a golden tinge with Chinese landscapes and formal borders.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 50220
Creation/Production
Allgood family
Date: 18th century (late)
Acquisition
Bequest, 8/6/1955
Measurements
Height
(cm): 5.8
Length
(cm): 12
Width
(cm): 10.5
Height
(in): 2
Length
(in): 4
Width
(in): 4
Techniques
cut
decoration
Applied Art
welded
forming
Applied Art
japanned
decoration
Applied Art
silvered
decoration
Applied Art
Material
iron-plate
Location
In store
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