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Dressing Case

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About the Artwork

Dressing Case

ca. 1843

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English

English

Engraved silver

Overall (A & B): 1 1/2 × 3 5/8 × 2 5/16 inches (3.8 × 9.2 × 5.9 cm) Overall (B): 7/16 × 3 5/8 × 2 5/16 inches (1.1 × 9.2 × 5.9 cm)

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European Sculpture and Dec Arts

Gift of Mrs. Mylne Keena

58.345.11B

This work is in the public domain.

Markings

Engraved on top of lid: "JWE"

Silver marks on top: FD (for Francis Douglas), lion rampant, queen's head and date letter for 1843, London

Provenance

Gift from James Christie to Norman Jay Emmons and Julia Whetton

By descent, Mrs. Dorothy K. Keena

1958-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

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English, Dressing Case, ca. 1843, engraved silver. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mrs. Mylne Keena, 58.345.11B.

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