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CHARLES THURSTON THOMPSON (1816-68)
'Enamelled Box'
c. 1855Albumen print? | RCIN 2864548
Photograph of the front side of an enamelled reliquary casket, created in Limoges in the first half of the eighth century and now in the collection of the Louvre, Paris (MR 343). This side is decorated with six repoussé figures, two of which have been applied on the lid. A pair of cabochons is filling the spaces between the figures, while a larger, rectangular gemstone with rounded edges is set between the top two figures. The bow of a key is jutting out from the chest's left side. For the object's back side please see photograph RCIN 2864553.
Creator(s)
Charles Thurston Thompson (1816-68) (photographer)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Engineering & Technology
- Containers
- Caskets
- Containers
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- Travel Goods
- Chests (boxes)
- Travel Goods
- Engineering & Technology
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Science, Medicine and Technology
