Caption

Toilet box; maker: Edward Fernell fl. 1779–1796?, goldsmith; round box, smooth with slightly domed lid edged with a profiled band; 1792/1793; Georgian/Classicism/George III style; England, London, Great Britain; material: scrap gold?; function: container / toilet accessories; dimensions: height 4.2 cm, diameter 8.2 cm, weight 115 g., A smooth, rounded metal container with a domed lid resting on a cylindrical base, both surfaces showing a reflective silver finish with subtle variations in tone and faint surface marks; the lid features a set of raised concentric ridges near its lower edge; the background is a soft, even light gray and white gradient.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A08_229

License type

Rights managed

Available size

23.0Mb (284.5Kb) / 11.2in x 8.0in / 3345 x 2403 (300dpi)

Keywords

Toilet box maker Edward Fernell fl 1779–1796 goldsmith round box smooth slightly domed lid edged profiled band 1792 1793 Georgian Classicism George III style England London Great Britain material scrap gold function container toilet accessories dimensions height 4.2 cm diameter 8.2 cm weight 115 g rounded metal container domed lid resting cylindrical base surfaces showing reflective silver finish subtle variations tone faint surface marks lid features set raised concentric ridges near lower edge background soft even light gray white gradient.