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Sealing wax case

English
about 1765–70
Object Place: Europe, England

Medium/Technique Enamel
Dimensions 13.5 cm (5 5/16 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of Mrs. John H. Thorndike
Accession Number99.614a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsEnamels

DescriptionPink ground with white lines, two landscapes on the cover; and body of box in colors, surrounded with scrolls in gold.
Provenance1899, Bequest of Mrs. John H. Thorndike to the MFA [see note 1].


Notes:
[1] Said to have belonged to Elizabeth Petrovna of Russia 1741-1761.