Caption
Toilet box, maker: Thomas I Pitts fl. 1755–ca.1793, goldsmith; style: Classicism/George III/Georgian; date: 1780–1781; place: London, England, Great Britain. Classicist round toilet box with 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; additional ornaments: bay leaves, festoons, cymatium. Toilet accessory; height 5.2 cm, diameter 7.9 cm, weight 206 g., A cylindrical metal object with a polished gold tone sits against a light gray background, showing an open top and a rounded base; the exterior features decorative embossed garlands and floral medallions in a matching gold color, a band of repeating ornate motifs near the rim, and a lower frieze of vertical leaf-like shapes, while the interior displays a brushed metallic texture in a slightly darker gold.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26A08_474
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24.5Mb (573.0Kb) / 10.8in x 8.8in / 3235 x 2648 (300dpi)