Dressing table box & cover
Dateca. 1750
MediumEnamel on japanned tinned sheet iron; tortoiseshell; gilding
DimensionsH: 3 1/2"; L: 10 1/4"; W: 7 1/4".
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1955-69,2A&B
DescriptionShallow rectangular sheet iron box of cyma profile, japanned in red and brown tortoiseshell with gilt bands of interlocking circles; interior, black flecked with gold. Cover with paneled gilt borders of trellis and scroll patterns set with an enamel plaque depicting a harbor scene of men at work on beached ship with castle in background in yellow, brown, green, rose and blue on white ground within a paneled rose and gilt border, the underside white painted with blossom. Gilt, rococo mounts.ProvenanceEx collection: Senator Maguire of Dublin.Vendor: james Lewis & Son, Inc., New York
1800-1815
1760-1775
1780-1800
1770-1780