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Description: | A highly decorated box made of wood, which is dark in colour, with a hinged lid and small, hinged compartment at the top. The box is decorated with gilded metal work in the form of leaves and vines, and is decorated with semi-precious gemstones in red, orange and white tones. There is more gilded metal on the corners of the body, each depicting a human face. The box stands on four gold-coloured feet. The two compartments are lined with magenta velvet. On the underside of the lid to the main compartment, is a mirror in a dark, wooden frame.
caption: General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no nn14512i
caption: Top view of whole of Horniman Museum object no nn14512i
caption: Detail view of top compartment of Horniman Museum object no nn14512i
caption: Oblique view of whole of Horniman Museum object no nn14512i
caption: Detail view of part of Horniman Museum object no nn14512i | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | gemstone wood semiprecious stone metal agate glass amethyst sandstone paint boxes (containers) gilding velvet | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-129719 | Go to resource |
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