Box
Manufacturer
Louis C. Tiffany Furnaces
(American, 1920-1924)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1922
MediumBronze | Enamel
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/2 x 4 x 6 1/4 in. (6.4 x 10.2 x 15.9 cm)
InscribedOn bottom: "Monogram/Louis C. Tiffany Furnaces, Inc./350". Monogram on top of box: "F.R." Inside of the lid is engraved with: "1852/D.S./1922".
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.2715
Not on view
DescriptionRectangular gilt and enameled bronze box with monogram on top. The box is raised on four ball feet and has a hammered finish. Each panel is outlined by an incised line filled with brown enamel. The top has a central reserve with a hammered gilt finish and the monogram. It is surrounded by an enamel border in brown and this is surrounded by a design of squares and rectangles and triangles filled with brown-green, brown and maroon enamels. Each corner has a round design of brown enamel centers and these are connected with a border of brown enamel. The inside of the lid is engraved.
Unknown
late 17th - early 18th century
