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Source Description
Produced by King George III’s principal goldsmith, Thomas Heming, this silver gilt box closely resembles those he produced for the Queen of Denmark and the ladies of the British court in the 1760s. Adorning the hinged lid is an unidentified scene along with four scallop shells and acanthus leaves. Similarly, the curvilinear sides are ornamented with an array of swirling flora and serpentine lines.
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Document identity
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148725
label
Box
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object
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1
Source metadata
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148725
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object
title
Box
description
Produced by King George III’s principal goldsmith, Thomas Heming, this silver gilt box closely resembles those he produced for the Queen of Denmark and the ladies of the British court in the 1760s. Adorning the hinged lid is an unidentified scene along with four scallop shells and acanthus leaves. Similarly, the curvilinear sides are ornamented with an array of swirling flora and serpentine lines.
date
1771
citation
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60781094
creators
9002
genreSpecific
Silver
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 12.4 x 18 x 14.4 cm (4 7/8 x 7 1/16 x 5 11/16 in.)
cul
England, London, 18th century
accession
1976.17
Source extras
tec
silver gilt
tombstone
Box, 1771. Thomas Heming (British, 1722/23–1801). Silver gilt; overall: 12.4 x 18 x 14.4 cm (4 7/8 x 7 1/16 x 5 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1976.17
collection
Decorative Arts
didYouKnow
This small box likely held jewelry and may have been accompanied by a mirror, scent bottles, brushes, combs, candlesticks, and small covered bowls on a wealthy woman’s dressing table.
citations
citation
Lee, Sherman E. "The Year in Review for 1976." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>64, no. 2 (February 1977): 39-78.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 40; reproduced: p. 47
url
www.jstor.org/stable/25152676
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
updatedAt
2026-05-29 07:38:17.460000
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148725
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Decorative Art and Design
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Decorative Arts
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silver gilt
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male
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1
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0
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photo
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