Box

Applied Arts

Inventory number
2019.9.24.11ab.AA.BX.C1830.FR
Description
Oval jewellery or sewing box in cardboard embellished with embossed golden paper and white cotton ribbon with metal thread zigzag ornament glued on the sides. The lid of the box is surmounted with a dark velvet needle pillow embroidered with glass beads forming floral rose ornament. Inside the box two mirrors: under the lid and on the bottom.
Materials
Cardboard
Mirror
Embossed paper
Velvet
Glass beads
Origin
circa 1830 France
Dimensions
Width : 11 cm
Length : 15 cm
Height : 8.5 cm