Box
Category
Objets de vertu
Date
1840
Materials
Malachite, marble and brass
Measurements
23 mm (Height) x 76 mm (Depth)
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Dudmaston, Shropshire
NT 815121
Summary
Round flat box and lid of dark malachite, brass rims to lid and base. Top inlaid with illustration of Vesuvius erupting, town buildings below and sea in foreground.
Provenance
Christy collection.
Marks and inscriptions
Remains of label in interior.