Box lid
Unknown
Category
Objets de vertu
Date
1840
Materials
Malachite, marble and brass
Measurements
23 x 76 mm
Place of origin
Unknown
Order this imageCollection
Dudmaston, Shropshire
NT 815121.2
Summary
Lid for a round flat box 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.
Makers and roles
Unknown, manufacturer