Shell-shaped Box

anonymous, c. 1800 - c. 1825

The maker of this box took great pains to replicate all the details of the shell, including attached barnacles and coral. Some parts can even move independently.

  • Artwork typebox
  • Object numberAK-NM-6473-A
  • Dimensionslength 13.4 cm x width 11.2 cm, length 12 cm x width 9 cm, length 14.5 cm x width 12.5 cm, height 9 cm
  • Physical characteristicsporselein met onderglazuur blauw en bruin