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Micro-mosaic Box
This is a Box. It is dated ca. 1870 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is various stones, gold. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
This box, most likely a memonto from a trip to Rome, is ornamented with a mosaic picture of the Pantheon. Ancient Roman monuments, floral bouquets, and animal compositions were popular subjects for mosaics set into boxes, jewerly, plaques, and furniture for the tourist trade. (Jewelry 1989-90).
This object was
bequest of
Sarah Cooper Hewitt.
It is credited Bequest of Sarah Cooper Hewitt.
Its dimensions are
H x W x D: 1.9 x 4.6 x 7.5cm (3/4 x 1 13/16 x 2 15/16in.)
Cite this object as
Micro-mosaic Box; Italy; various stones, gold; H x W x D: 1.9 x 4.6 x 7.5cm (3/4 x 1 13/16 x 2 15/16in.); Bequest of Sarah Cooper Hewitt; 1931-6-24
