BoxesBritish17th century

Pair of Covered Boxes

1690-1691

Artists

Benjamin PyneArtist

Description

Square straight-sided form with canted corners, the sides flat-chased with Chinoiserie exotic birds and foliage; the removabel covers with reeded borders, chased with entwined dolphins above a fountain enclosed by exotic foliage.

Classification

Boxes

Medium

Silver

Culture

British

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

1949.114.87.1: 6.7 × 12.7 × 12.7 cm (2 5/8 × 5 × 5 in.) 1949.114.87.2: 6.7 × 12.7 × 12.7 cm (2 5/8 × 5 × 5 in.) 789 g

Provenance

Archibald Alexander Hutchinson, New York, bequest; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1949.

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