Bird-shaped box
Dateca. 1775
MediumEnamel; copper alloy; gilding
DimensionsOH; 2 5/8"; OW; 1 1/2"; OL; 2 1/2"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1937-198
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 red, rose, brown, black and yellow and sits on green grass; lid of box decorated with rustic scene showing pair of same birds on a tree branch.ProvenanceVendor: Philip Suval, New York
ca. 1775
ca. 1825
1910-1930
ca. 1760
1750-1775
1785-1825
1910-1930
1800-1835
ca. 1770
ca. 1775
