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Powder or Patch Box

c. 1780–89

France, Paris

Medium
averturine, gold, interior lined with tortoiseshell
Measurements
Overall: 1.9 x 6.1 cm (3/4 x 2 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Howard F. Stirn 2009.68
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
A cylindrical gold box features circular and rectangular panels of aventurine, a reddish-brown material filled with tiny gold specks. On the lid, a round central panel is framed by two concentric gold bands with a twisted rope-like texture. Around the sides, similar panels are divided by thin vertical gold bars. Matching rope-textured gold bands border the top and bottom edges of the box.

Powder or Patch Box

c. 1780–89

France, Paris

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