The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of May 8, 2026

A rectangular, dark brown wood box features a tiered lid with sloped sides and a flat top panel. Intricate relief carvings of scrolling vines and flowers cover the entire surface. A horizontal row of small, circular rosettes decorates the lid's vertical edge, centered by a tiny metal stud. The box rests on a flared base, finished with a rhythmic pattern of small, curved scallops along the bottom edge.

Box

late 1600s

France, late 17th century

wood
Overall: 11.5 x 29.2 x 22.9 cm (4 1/2 x 11 1/2 x 9 in.)
Gift of Carrie Moss Halle in memory of Salmon Portland Halle 1960.97
Location: Not on view
  • Carrie Moss Halle, Shaker Heights, Ohio.
  • Year in Review: 1965. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 27-November 14, 1965).
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1960.97