Caption
Toilet box, maker: Thomas I Pitts fl. 1755–ca.1793, goldsmith; style: Classicism/Georgian/George III, Classicist; materials: implied metal goldsmith work; date: 1780/1781; place: London, England, Great Britain; form/function: round toilet box with lid toilet accessory; description: decorated with laurel festoons suspended from rosette medallions; lower edge with a knurled belt of stylized lesbian cymatium; slightly arched cover edged with knurled wavy ornament running dog; centrally placed circular medallion with relief of Athena wearing a helmet and holding a spear in her left hand; right side with a circular reserve and an olive branch; ornamentation includes festoons, bay leaves, cymatium, running dog; dimensions: height 5.2 cm, diameter 7.9 cm; weight: 206 g., A round decorative metal box with a domed lid sits on a smooth grey surface; the box appears in shades of gold and silver with a polished reflective finish. The lid features a raised circular medallion with a small sculpted scene and is surrounded by a patterned border. The body of the box is embellished with a garland-like relief that drapes around it and a repeating vertical leaf motif along the lower band. The overall color palette includes gold tones, silver highlights, and the neutral grey of the background.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26A08_469
License type
Rights managed
Available size
36.3Mb (2.1Mb) / 11.9in x 11.9in / 3563 x 3563 (300dpi)