Casket portrait in relief (Henry Swan's crystal cube)
- Made:
- 1860-1865 in Charing Cross
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Casket portrait in relief (Henry Swan's crystal cube), patented 1862, mounted in ornamental wooden case (height 6 3/4-inches) by Patent Casket Portrait Company, 40 Charing Cross, London, England, c. 1862.
Details
- Category:
- Optics
- Object Number:
- 1920-466
- Materials:
- glass, wood (unidentified), wood (varnished), metal (unknown), copper (alloy), brass (copper, zinc alloy) and ivory
- Measurements:
-
overall: 180 mm x 135 mm x 105 mm, , .965kg
- type:
- casket portrait
- credit:
- Court, Thomas Henry
