Caption

Toilet box; maker: Thomas I Pitts fl. 1755–ca. 1793; goldsmith. Classicism/Georgian, George III style; Classicist toilet box, round with a lid. Decorated with laurel festoons suspended from rosette medallions; lower edge with a knurled belt of stylized Lesbian cymatium. Slightly arched cover edged with a knurled wavy ornament running dog. Centrally placed circular medallion with relief of Athena wearing a helmet and holding a spear in her left hand; on the right side a circular reserve and an olive branch. Ornament: festoons, bay leaves, cymatium, running dog. Inscription/attribution: Ewa Martyna-Michalska. Date: 1780/1781. Place of origin: London, England, Great Britain. Function: toilet accessory. Materials: implied silver/goldsmith work. Dimensions: height 5.2 cm; diameter 7.9 cm; weight 206 g., A small oval metal box with a domed lid, shown against a plain light gray background, rendered in a pale yellowish-gold color with areas of lighter and slightly darker gold tones; the lid has a raised central medallion and a decorative border, the body features a band of ornamental garlands with oval medallions and a lower band of vertical leaf-like motifs, and the base has stepped rounded edges.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A08_470

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Keywords

Toilet box maker Thomas I Pitts fl 1755–ca 1793 goldsmith Classicism Georgian George III style Classicist toilet box round lid Decorated laurel festoons suspended rosette medallions lower edge knurled belt stylized Lesbian cymatium Slightly arched cover edged knurled wavy ornament running dog Centrally placed circular medallion relief Athena wearing helmet holding spear left hand right side circular reserve olive branch Ornament festoons bay leaves cymatium running dog Inscription attribution Ewa Martyna-Michalska Date 1780 1781 Place origin London England Great Britain Function toilet accessory Materials implied silver goldsmith work Dimensions height 5.2 cm diameter 7.9 cm weight 206 g small oval metal box domed lid shown plain light gray background rendered pale yellowish-gold color areas lighter slightly darker gold tones raised central medallion decorative border body features band ornamental garlands oval medallions lower band vertical leaf- motifs base stepped rounded edges.