Liturgical Box with Enamelled Ornament

Art Historical Context

This delicate drawing, titled *Liturgical Box with Enamelled Ornament*, captures the intricate design of a sacred vessel from Britain's Victorian era. Created anonymously by a British artist in the second half of the 19th century, it depicts a liturgical box—likely used to hold communion wafers, relics, or other ecclesiastical items—adorned with vibrant enamelled decorations. Rendered on a modest sheet measuring just 6 13/16 x 3 11/16 inches (17.3 x 9.3 cm), the work resides in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Department of Drawings and Prints, part of The Elisha Whittelsey Collection acquired...