Terms and conditions of use
Pair of boxes from the Countess of Westmorland toilet service
1783-1784
Medium
silver-gilt
Measurements
(a-b) 8.0 × 19.9 × 13.5 cm (overall) (cherubs with dog)
(c-d) 8.0 × 20.0 × 13.6 cm (overall) (cherubs with panpipe and harp)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through the NGV Foundation by Elizabeth J. Morgan, Founder Benefactor, 2003
Gallery location
18th Century Decorative Arts & Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Inscription
(a) punched in base u.c: DS / RS (lion passant) (crowned leopard's head) h
(c) punched in base u.c.: DS / RS (lion passant) (crowned leopard's head) h
(b) punched (vertically) in base l.r.: DS / RS
punched (vertically) in base u.r.: (lion passant)
punched (vertically) in base l.l.: h
punched (vertically) in base u.l.: (crowned leopard's head)
(d) punched (vertically) in base u.r.: h
punched (vertically) in base l.r.: (crowned leopard's head)
punched (vertically) in base l.l.: (lion passant)
punched (vertically) in base u.l.: DS / RS
Accession Number
2003.417.a-d
Department
International Decorative Arts
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