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Tea chest with three compartments
England
about 1805
Medium/Technique
Sycamore or satinwood, penwork (pen and ink) decoration, gilt-bronze
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 17.8 x 12.7 x 30.5 cm (7 x 5 x 12 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Horace Wood Brock
Accession Number2013.873
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsFurniture – Case furniture and boxes
DescriptionThe chest is of subtle sarcophagus form and stands on original brass feet. The sides are decorated in bands of flowers, which although stylized, they also include a naturalistic flowing element. The interior opens to an original bowl flanked by lift out canisters also decorated in penwork.
ProvenanceBy 2009, Smith & Robinson Antiques, London. 2009, purchased by Horace Wood Brock, New York and Gloucester, MA; 2013, gift of Horace Wood Brock to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 25, 2013)