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Swiss
about 1860
Object Place: Europe, Switzerland
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
2.54 x 7.94 cm (1 x 3 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Albert J. Beveridge in memory of Delia Spencer Field
Accession Number48.1331
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsBoxes
DescriptionWith rounded corners & curved sides, entirely decorated with arabesque designs in black & royal blue enamel. Top overlaid with large elliptical enameled miniature showing men drinking, woman with guitar; surrounded by period oriental half pearls.
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; 1948, gift of Mrs. Beveridge to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 9, 1948)