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Bird-shaped box

Dateca. 1775

OriginEngland, Staffordshire, Bilston

MediumEnamel; copper alloy; gilding

DimensionsOH; 2 1/2"; OW; 1 1/2"; OL (base); 2 3/4"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1937-197

DescriptionEnamel on copper alloy box in shape of a bird with bottom hinged at back to form lid with tension catch at front; box made of copper alloy covered inside and out with white enamel; lid and lip of box bound in narrow, ribbed brass molding; bird decorated in yellow, pink, black, and grey sitting on green grass; lid of box painted with rustic scene showing same bird on a branch.ProvenanceVendor: Philip Suval, New York