Box
Decorative Arts and Design
On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
MEDIUM
Silver, enamel
DATES
ca. 1908
DIMENSIONS
1 3/4 x 6 7/8 x 4 5/8 in. (4.4 x 17.5 x 11.7 cm)
MARKINGS
Stamped on bottom: "POTTER / STUDIO"
SIGNATURE
no signature
INSCRIPTIONS
no inscriptions
ACCESSION NUMBER
2000.76
CREDIT LINE
Gift of the American Art Council
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Silver oval-shaped box with hinged lid decorated with enamel plaque in center, Arts and Crafts style. Walls of box are straight with four silver appliqué decorations of trees, two on front side and two on back side, and simple banding at bottom. Oval lid bordered by two thin bands of silver with four silver floral appliqués inside. Hinged clasp decorated with floral motif. Enamel plaque, outlined by a thin band of silver, decorated with six yellow and red day lilies on a green and bronze ground.
Condition: Good; minimal amount of tarnish and two small cracks in enamel.
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