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DateEarly 18th century

MediumTortoiseshell, ormolu, silver

Dimensions2 1/4h × 4 7/8w × 2 3/4d inches

Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III

Object number96.1357

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Department

Rienzi

Object Type

METALWORK

Provenance[Miklos Balla Rare Antiques, New York]; purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III, November, 1976; given to MFAH, 1996.

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Giuseppe Sarao

Nécessaire

c. 1740

Tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl, silver

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Commode

c. 1770

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Patch Box

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Tortoiseshell, gilt metal

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Charles Hénard

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c. 1785

Watercolor on ivory, gilt, tortoiseshell, and glass

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Urn, one of a pair

c. 1825

Bronze, ormolu and wood

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Urn, one of a pair

c. 1825

Bronze, ormolu, and wood

96.1386.1

Counter Box

Late 18th century

Ivory, carnelian, tortoiseshell, gold and silver

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Snuffbox

c. 1800

Watercolor on glass, tortoiseshell, gilt-copper, composite material

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Jean-Jacques Werner

Poudreuse

c. 1825

Palisander, ormolu, mother-of-pearl

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Pair of Andirons

c.1815–1830

Brass, ormolu, and iron

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Vase

Wood, silver

96.1205

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

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c. 1775 (candelabra), c.1760–65 (porcelain)

Hard-paste porcelain, ormolu

95.321.2