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Puzzle in an ivory openwork box with a sliding lid
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Puzzle in an ivory openwork box with a sliding lid

anonymous · 1800 - 1850 · cutting; ivory

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Square box with a sliding lid. The lid is pierced and contains a large medallion with a lady lying on a bench, leaning with her upper body against a pile of books; next to her two servants. Inside and outside the medallion further floral scrolls. The sides are decorated twice with a dragon and twice with a flowering or fruit-bearing tree, in very shallow relief. The bottom with a group in a landscape in shallow relief. In the box seven pierced puzzle pieces.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
lidboxpuzzel
Credit linePuzzel in een ivoren, opengewerkte doos met schuifdeksel. 1800 - 1850. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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