Counter Box

CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Counter Box
DateLate 18th century
PlaceEngland
MediumIvory, carnelian, tortoiseshell, gold and silver
Dimensionso/a box: 1 5/8h × 1 1/8 dia. inches
counters: 3/4" dia.
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III
Object number94.988.A-.F
Non exposé

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Department
Rienzi
Provenance[The Antique Hupermarket, London]; purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III, 1977; given to MFAH, 1994.
Exhibition History"Extravagant Objects: Jewelry and Objets d’Art from the Masterson Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Rienzi, November 18, 2017–July 26, 2018.

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Box (open) with coins
Ivory, metal
94.992.A-.D
Counter Box
Late 18th century
Ivory and enamel
94.994.A,.B
Gaming Box
c. 1830–1860
Maple, various materials
B.77.11.1-.16
Seed Pod Fortune Counter
1850–1950
Seed pod (?)
91.1469
Seed Pod Fortune Counter (abbia)
1850–1950
Seed pod (?) and camwood
91.1463
Seed Pod Fortune Counter
1850–1950
Seed pod (?)
91.1473
Seed Pod Fortune Counter
1850–1950
Seed pod (?)
91.1472
Seed Pod Fortune Counter
1850–1950
Seed pod (?)
91.1471
Seed Pod Fortune Counter (abbia)
1850–1950
Seed pod (?)
91.1464
Seed Pod Fortune Counter
1850–1950
Seed pod (?)
91.1466
Seed Pod Fortune Counter
1850–1950
Seed pod (?)
91.1465
Seed Pod Fortune Counter
1850–1950
Seed pod (?)
91.1468