Jewel casket

Unknown Artist

mid-18th century

Jewel casket by Unknown Artist

Medium

Gold, agate, diamond, mirror glass

Dimensions

Overall (with handle raised, confirmed): 3 15/16 × 4 1/8 × 3 1/4 in. (10 × 10.5 × 8.3 cm)

Classification

Metalwork-Gold and Platinum

Culture

British

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Admiral F. R. Harris, in memory of his wife, Dena Sperry Harris, 1946

Accession Number

46.147.3

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