The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 25, 2024

Box

Box

1771
fabricated by

Thomas Heming

(British, 1722/23–1801)
England, London, 18th century
silver gilt
Overall: 12.4 x 18 x 14.4 cm (4 7/8 x 7 1/16 x 5 11/16 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1976.17
Location: 203A British Painting and Decorative Arts

Did You Know?

This small box likely held jewelry and may have been accompanied by a mirror, scent bottles, brushes, combs, candlesticks, and small covered bowls on a wealthy woman’s dressing table.

Description

Produced by King George III’s principal goldsmith, Thomas Heming, this silver gilt box closely resembles those he produced for the Queen of Denmark and the ladies of the British court in the 1760s. Adorning the hinged lid is an unidentified scene along with four scallop shells and acanthus leaves. Similarly, the curvilinear sides are ornamented with an array of swirling flora and serpentine lines.
  • 1976
    (Spink & Son Ltd, London, 1976, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1976-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Lee, Sherman E. "The Year in Review for 1976." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 64, no. 2 (February 1977): 39-78. Mentioned: p. 40; reproduced: p. 47 25152676
  • British Gallery Reinstallation (June 2020). The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).
    Year in Review, 1976. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 1-March 6, 1977).
    No legacy exhibitions.
  • {{cite web|title=Box|url=false|author=Thomas Heming|year=1771|access-date=25 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1976.17