ENGLAND, (Battersea) (manufacturer), ENGLAND (decorator), John WALLIS (after)
Patch box
(c. 1814)

Medium
enamel, copper, mirror

Measurements
2.3 × 4.5 × 3.7 cm (closed)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of John H. Connell, 1914

Gallery location
Not on display

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Place/s of Execution
England

Inscription
painted in black on top of lid: u.c.: MEIDITATIONS OF POOR BONEY IN THE ISL..ND OF ELBA
painted in black on top of lid c.l.: CONTINENT / OF EUROPE
painted in black on top of lid l.c.: ELBA

Accession Number
1653-D3

Department
International Decorative Arts

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ENGLAND, (Battersea) (manufacturer), ENGLAND (decorator), John WALLIS (after)
Patch box
(c. 1814)