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Bonbonnière

Bonbonnière
(c. 1760)

Medium
porcelain (soft-paste), silver

Measurements
3.9 × 4.9 × 3.7 cm (closed)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by Mr Peter Wynne Morris, Governor, 1998

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Inscription
incised (inverted) inside lid c.r.: B

Accession Number
1998.47

Department
International Decorative Arts

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited

Physical description
Small box in white, glazed porcelain in the form of a dog lying between two puppies on a mound, the flat, hinged oval base (lid) attached by silver mounts with a moulded profile.