Box lid
Category
Metalwork
Date
1736 - 1795
Materials
enamelled brass
Measurements
140 mm (Height); 20 mm (Diameter)
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Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
NT 107344.2
Summary
The lid of a cloisonné circular box dating from the Qianlong period (1736 - 1795). This time in Chinese history produced the finest cloisonné. The blue ground for cloisonné was discovered in the fifteenth century and was extremely popular during the Qianlong period. 'A cloisonné enamel cylindrical box and cover - 5.5 in. diam. (Christie's entry)
Provenance
Purchased in 1986 by the National Heritage Memorial Fund from Francis Curzon, 3rd Viscount Scarsdale (1924-2000). Gifted to the National Trust in 1987 by the National Heritage Memorial Fund.