Caption

Toilet box; maker: Edward Fernell fl. 1779–1796?, goldsmith; form: round box, smooth with slightly domed lid edged with a profiled band; function: container for toilet accessories; style: Georgian, Classicism, George III; date: 1792–1793; place of origin: London, England, Great Britain; materials: gold scrap?; dimensions: height 4.2 cm, diameter 8.2 cm, weight 115 g., A round metallic container with a domed lid sits on a light background; the container and lid are silver in color with a polished, slightly reflective surface and show faint scratches and marks; the lid has a few concentric raised rings near its edge and the overall scene includes shades of silver, gray, white, and subtle off-white tones.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A08_232

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Rights managed

Available size

23.0Mb (288.0Kb) / 11.2in x 8.0in / 3345 x 2403 (300dpi)

Keywords

Toilet box maker Edward Fernell fl 1779–1796 goldsmith form round box smooth slightly domed lid edged profiled band function container toilet accessories style Georgian Classicism George III date 1792–1793 place origin London England Great Britain materials gold scrap dimensions height 4.2 cm diameter 8.2 cm weight 115 g round metallic container lid sits light background silver color polished slightly reflective surface faint scratches marks concentric raised rings near edge scene includes shades gray white subtle off-white tones.