Unknown English
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
Not on view

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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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