Writing box

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Details

Title: Writing box
Date Created: 1760–70
Physical Dimensions: Overall (.824 box, confirmed): 2 3/8 × 7 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (6 × 19.1 × 11.4 cm); Overall (.825 ink well, confirmed): 1 1/4 × 1 3/16 × 1 3/16 in. (3.2 × 3 × 3 cm); Overall (.826a, b pounce pot, confirmed): 1 3/8 × 1 3/16 × 1 3/16 in. (3.5 × 3 × 3 cm)
Type: Writing box
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/203639
Medium: Enameled copper; implements of glass, gilt copper, and enameled copper
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Culture: British, Birmingham, Warwickshire

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