193. Trinket box
with flower sprays and a rainbow-like, wavy pattern
Origin date: 18th century
Origin place: English (?)
Material: copper
Technique: painted enamel, gilded
Inventory No.: 55.193.1
Oval enamel box. White enamel on copper with gilt-metal mounts. The domed, fluted lid is decorated with broad pink panels, shaded from dark to light, alternating with narrower pale green panels, and with a simple polychrome flower spray. Painted floral garlands are visible on the sides.