Trinket box
Name/Title
Trinket boxEntry/Object ID
SS.78.17 a-dDescription
Box with lid: box consists of cardboard covered with embossed white paper in an alternating acanthus leaf and tulip-like flower pattern trimmed with embossed gilded paper; outside bottom covered with dark blue paper; on inside bottom watercolored lithograph of two girls in empire dress, two rabbits and two birds before small rustic house and rosebushes with one girl seated on a tub holding a basket; lithograph under glass; two lengths of green ribbon attached to inside of box; lid composed of cardboard covered with gilded paper to give the effect of a recessed picture frame; within the "frame" is a small mirror separate from top watercolor of three flowers in a basket glued on another sheet of paper; inside of lid at one point contained mirror now separate; box also contains a slip of paper with Burmese script on both sides.Collection
Sunnyside Object CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
UnknownAttribution
MakerDate made
1834 - 1867Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
SS.78.17 A-D
SS.78.17