Lidded box of molded blue plastic imitating cut glass
Entry/Object ID
2025.7.1
Description
A shallow square two-part box — a base and a telescoping lid — in translucent cobalt-blue plastic molded to imitate cut crystal. The lid top carries a diamond-lattice grid enclosing starburst/hobstar rosettes; the sides are vertically ribbed/fluted; the base interior is molded with a radiating star motif. A decorative/storage (trinket) box.
Use
Belonged to the household of Vitalina Alfonso Torres.
Collection
Vitalina Alfonso Torres collection
Acquisition
Accession
2025.7
Source or Donor
Meyken Barreto Querol, Jairo Alfonso
Acquisition Method
Gift
Made/Created
Notes
The faux-cut-crystal molded-plastic aesthetic is broadly mid-to-late 20th century, consistent with an in-range date but not confirmable from the object.
Parts
box, lid
Materials
Material
Plastic
Material Notes
Materials: Translucent blue molded plastic (likely polystyrene or acrylic), both parts.
Technique: Injection-molded plastic with pressed/molded relief imitating cut-glass (diamond lattice, hobstar rosettes, fluted sides, radiating star base).
