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Box cover

Description

Cover set with paintings of coast scenes and shipping by L.N. van Blarenberghe, for a circular box of gold in three colours and silver: French, Paris, Mathieu Coiny, 1774 - 1775

Museum reference

A.1943.164 A

Collection

Decorative and Applied Art

Object name

Box cover

Production information

Coiny, Mathieu, fils, 1723 (b.) - 1788 (fl.)
Paris, France, Western Europe

Date

1774 - 1775

Materials

Silver, Gold

Physical description

Gold in three colours and silver

Associations

Delineator: L.N. van Blarenberghe
J.J. Prevost

Exhibitions

  • Art of Living (08 Jul 2016)
    National Museum of Scotland

On display

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