box
Summary
The body of a box modelled in the form of a bird sitting on a mound. Enamel on copper and painted in naturalistic colours, the body of the bird in browns and white with a grey tail and grey and yellow wings and the head in white with red and black markings, the bird sits on a mound painted to resemble grass.
Object Name
box
Date Created
1770-1790
Dimensions
object: 4.7cm x 7.5cm
accession number
1958.403
Collection Group
Place of creation
South Staffordshire
Medium
Credit
Harold Raby bequest
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