BoxesBritish18th century

Skippet or Seal Box and Seal

c. 1750

Artists

Mordecai FoxArtist

Description

Of plain circular form with reeded borders, the removable flat cover engraved with the Royal achievement within a scribed circle. The box contains a wax seal.

Classification

Boxes

Medium

Silver and wax

Culture

British

Period

George II (1727-1760)

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

3.2 × 16.8 cm (1 1/4 × 6 5/8 in.) 622 g

Provenance

[Christie's, London, May 22, 1929, lot 70. Archibald Alexander Hutchinson, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1948.

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