Summary
Wooden box veneered in ivory and inlaid with black lac and fine metallic mosaics in the style typical of the Indian coastal city of Vizagapatam (present day Visakhapatam) from where this technique first appeared in the mid-eighteenth century.
The wood used for the box carcass was often sandalwood, and this may be the wood used for this particular box as it retains a strong perfumed fragrance.
Physical Description
Rectangular box. Ivory panels on wooden frame inlaid with mosaic of metals. At centre of each panel, star motif. Each panel framed with stylised floral band. Hinged at back. No markings.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Cultural Gifts Donation from Dr Will Twycross, 23 Jan 2009
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Acknowledgement
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
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Place & Date Made
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Place & Date Exhibited
Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1880-1881
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Collector
Mr John Twycross, Elsternwick, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1880
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Classification
Royal exhibition building, International exhibitions, Exhibition heritage
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
258 mm (Width), 99 mm (Depth), 68 mm (Height)
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Maximum dimensions
259 mm (Length), 96 mm (Width), 64 mm (Height)
Measurement From Conservation.
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Keywords
Exhibitions: Melbourne International, 1880-1881, Royal Exhibition Building
