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Description: | A box modelled in the form of an ox or buffalo curled up on a grassy mound, resting on a plain brass mount with a hinged lid/base. The lid has a mirror inside. Enamel on metal with the ox painted in black with yellow horns, pink nose, and a white spine and tail. The lid/base is inscribed on a white ground.
Technique: enamelling
Technique: modelling (forming)
Technique: hand-painting
Material: enamel
Material: metal
Material: silvered glass
bonbonniere made in South Staffordshire, England, Britain, Europe, (1958.423). | Source: | Manchester City Galleries | Identifier: | mcag.emu.ecatalogue.11845 | Go to resource |
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