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Description: | A 1761 Coronation box to celebrate the coronation of George III, oblong shaped and transfer printed in pink. The lid shows King George III engraved by William Woollett (1735-1785) after Allan Ramsey (1713-1784). The inside lid shows Queen Charlotte (Charlotte Sophia, Princess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744-1818) after an engraving 1761. The box has raised enamel decoration on lid and base. The sides have Prince of Wales prints and the base has a translation by Thomas Parnell (1679-1718) from Pervigilium Veneris: "Let him love now Who never lov'd before Let him whoever lov'd Now love the more". The box has gilt metal mounts.
A 1761 Coronation box to celebrate the coronation of George III. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Subjects: | Manufacturing industry Decorative arts Metalworking industries Enamels Royalty Georgian period Royal family | Temporal: | 1761
Georgian (1714-1837) | Source: | Black Country History | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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