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Source Description
This circular box, known as a "bonbonnière," was used to hold sweets. The top and bottom are carved with panels of sea monsters and other marine motifs.
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Document identity
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16848
label
Bonbonnière with Marine Life
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
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16848
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contentType
object
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normalized
title
Bonbonnière with Marine Life
description
This circular box, known as a "bonbonnière," was used to hold sweets. The top and bottom are carved with panels of sea monsters and other marine motifs.
provenance
Mackay and Chisholm, Edinburgh; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1730-1750
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
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Ivory & Bone
comfit boxes
bonbonnieres
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
6.5
height
3.7
dimensionsRaw
W: : 2 9/16 × D: 1 7/16 in. (6.5 × 3.7 cm)
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ivory
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6229
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EAN
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none
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1
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0
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photo
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