Object details

Accession number

M18w42.x

Primary Creator

Tiffany & Company (established New York, 1837)

Full title

Box

Creation Date

after 1889

Provenance

Possibly purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the jewelry retailer Tiffany & Co., Union Square, New York, after 1889.

Marks

Embossed (on lid, outside): "TIFFANY & CO. UNION SQUARE, NEW YORK. 221 & 221A, REGENT ST. LONDON. AVE. DE L'OPERA 36 BIS, PARIS. GRAND PRIX EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE. 1878 & 1889."

Dimensions

12 x 9 x 3 cm (4 3/4 x 3 9/16 x 1 3/16 in.)

Display Media

Leather

Web Commentary

Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.

Permanent Gallery Location

Little Salon

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