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Spice box

Spice box. Culture: German, Meissen. Dimensions: Overall: 2 1/4 × 4 1/2 × 3 1/8 in. (5.7 × 11.4 × 7.9 cm). Factory: Meissen Manufactory (German, 1710-present). Date: 1730-35. Divided into three compartments, this octagonal box was meant to hold spices, possibly pepper, cloves, and nutmeg. It is decorated with the colors and motifs of Japanese Kakiemon porcelain.
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Title:
Spice box
Caption:
Spice box. Culture: German, Meissen. Dimensions: Overall: 2 1/4 × 4 1/2 × 3 1/8 in. (5.7 × 11.4 × 7.9 cm). Factory: Meissen Manufactory (German, 1710-present). Date: 1730-35. Divided into three compartments, this octagonal box was meant to hold spices, possibly pepper, cloves, and nutmeg. It is decorated with the colors and motifs of Japanese Kakiemon porcelain.
Technique/material:
Hard-paste porcelain, silver
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Releases:
Model: No - Property: No
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Image size:
4200 x 3173 px | 38.1 MB
Print size:
35.6 x 26.9 cm | 14.0 x 10.6 in (300 dpi)
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