Box Lock

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Rectangular brass lock box overlaid with chiselled rocaille ornament. At top, a sphinx.
Credit Line
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
ca. 1745
Accession Number
1909-25-13-a
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
metalwork
Decorative Arts
Object Name
lock
Type
lock
Medium
bronze, gold
Dimensions
L x W x D: 21 × 17.8 × 5.1 cm (8 1/4 in. × 7 in. × 2 in.)
made in
Versailles, France
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1909-25-13-a
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq496ec74a4-4362-43ea-a826-8be42ffcc303
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