Spar Box
about 1770
Object PlaceBerlin, Germany
Medium/TechniqueGold, spar, rubies, diamonds, emeralds
Dimensions4.13 x 9.05 cm (1 5/8 x 3 9/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Albert J. Beveridge in memory of Delia Spencer Field
Accession number49.1779
On View
Not on viewClassificationsGold
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ProvenanceProbably acquired in Europe by Delia Spencer (Mrs. Marshall) Field (b. 1854 - d. 1937), Paris and Washington, DC; by inheritance to her niece, Catherine Spencer Eddy (Mrs. Albert J.) Beveridge (b. 1881 - d. 1970), Beverly Farms, MA; 1949, gift of Mrs. Beveridge to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 9, 1949)
18th century
mid-18th century
19th century
19th century
19th century
early 19th century
18th–19th century
19th century
probably 19th copy of 16th