Name/Title
Imitation 18th century 'Folex' Jewelry Box of Adelle Clark, c. 1890sEntry/Object ID
2012.11.2Description
ACC. NO. 12.11.2
SUBJECT CATEGORY: HOUSEHOLD, DECORATIVE
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1890'S
OBJECT: BOX, JEWELRY
DESCRIPTION:
A SQUARE-SHAPED JEWELRY BOX IN AN IMITATION ORMOLU TRIM. LID HAS AN INSET PORTRAIT, HAND-PAINTED, ON IVORY WITH A PSEUDO DEPICTION OF THE ENGLISH ARTIST THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH, PORTRAYING GEORGINA, DUCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE, SURROUNDED BY A CIRCULAR BEZEL OF IMITATION PASTE DIAMONDS. IT APPEARS TO BE SIGNED, "FOLEX."
SIZE: L 3" X W 3", H 1-1/2"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
IMITATION 18TH CENTURY JEWELRY BOX THAT ORIGINALLY BELONGED TO ADELLE, WIFE OF HERBERT D CLARK. IT WAS POSSIBLY PART OF HER TROUSSEAU, SINCE SHE MARRIED MR CLARK IN 1900. THEY PURCHASED A HOME @ 1823 SAN JOSE AVENUE IN 1904 AND LIVED THERE FOR MANY YEARS. THEIR DAUGHTER ELEANOR WAS THE LATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ALAMEDA BRANCH OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS.
DONOR: MR GEORGE GUNN
CATALOGED: FEBRUARY 18, 2012
