Box, enamel on metal

Museum number:
9-17857
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090017857
Accession number:
Acc.3439
Description:
box, small rectangular, hinged lid, bilaterally partitioned interior of teakwood. Exterior framed in brass, cloisonne on brass enamel; bilateral symmetrical designs of stylized lotus, light cobalt blue, white and turquoise and yellow accents surrounded by continuous wire scrolls in rows on cobalt blue ground. Bottom exterior, turquoise enamel
Donor:
Edward J. Mahoney Jr. and Mrs. E. J. Mahoney Jr.
Collection place:
China
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Boxes (containers)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Box, enamel on metal, accession number 9-17857, described as box, small rectangular, hinged lid, bilaterally partitioned interior of teakwood. Exterior framed in brass, cloisonne on brass enamel; bilateral symmetrical designs of stylized lotus, light cobalt blue, white and turquoise and yellow accents surrounded by continuous wire scrolls in rows on cobalt blue ground. Bottom exterior, turquoise enamelHearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Box, enamel on metal, accession number 9-17857, described as box, small rectangular, hinged lid, bilaterally partitioned interior of teakwood. Exterior framed in brass, cloisonne on brass enamel; bilateral symmetrical designs of stylized lotus, light cobalt blue, white and turquoise and yellow accents surrounded by continuous wire scrolls in rows on cobalt blue ground. Bottom exterior, turquoise enamelHearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Box, enamel on metal, accession number 9-17857, described as box, small rectangular, hinged lid, bilaterally partitioned interior of teakwood. Exterior framed in brass, cloisonne on brass enamel; bilateral symmetrical designs of stylized lotus, light cobalt blue, white and turquoise and yellow accents surrounded by continuous wire scrolls in rows on cobalt blue ground. Bottom exterior, turquoise enamelHearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Box, enamel on metal, accession number 9-17857, described as box, small rectangular, hinged lid, bilaterally partitioned interior of teakwood. Exterior framed in brass, cloisonne on brass enamel; bilateral symmetrical designs of stylized lotus, light cobalt blue, white and turquoise and yellow accents surrounded by continuous wire scrolls in rows on cobalt blue ground. Bottom exterior, turquoise enamel
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Box, enamel on metal, accession number 9-17857, described as box, small rectangular, hinged lid, bilaterally partitioned interior of teakwood. Exterior framed in brass, cloisonne on brass enamel; bilateral symmetrical designs of stylized lotus, light cobalt blue, white and turquoise and yellow accents surrounded by continuous wire scrolls in rows on cobalt blue ground. Bottom exterior, turquoise enamel

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