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Patch box

Applied Arts
Inventory number
2018.5.15.5.AA.BX.C1840.FR
Description
A patch box with the interior in vermeil silver. A mirror under the lid surrounded by solid silver. The exterior is covered with a solid gold inlay marquetry illustrating a famous Fontaine's fairy-tale "Le Corbeau et le Renard" ("The Fox and the Crow"). The Crow is missing from the scene. There is a hallmark inside the box. 
Materials
Silver vermeil
Gold
Tortoiseshell
Origin
circa 1840 France
Dimensions
Length : 6.2 cm
Height : 4.8 cm