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Probably by: Lucien Falize (French, 1838–1897)
French (Paris)
about 1885
Object Place: Europe, Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Enamel
Dimensions
2.86 x 3.49 x 6.51 cm (1 1/8 x 1 3/8 x 2 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Albert J. Beveridge in memory of Delia Spencer Field
Accession Number49.1784
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsBoxes
DescriptionRectangular with cut corners, wide hinge at back. Side and cover striped in white enamel, corners have pendent green bell-flowers on pink; medallion monogrammed MT in two tones of pink on front. Cover set with 19th c. cameos in circles of diamonds between, flanked by pearls, all studded into cover. Thumbpiece a row of tiny diamonds. l. From Cartier, Paris.
Marks
Mark on bezel
ProvenanceProbably acquired in Europe by Delia Spencer (Mrs. Marshall) Field (b. 1854 - d. 1937), Paris and Washington, DC; by inheritance to her niece, Catherine Spencer Eddy (Mrs. Albert J.) Beveridge (b. 1881 - d. 1970), Beverly Farms, MA; 1949, gift of Mrs. Beveridge to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 9, 1949)