Neptune's head bonbonnière
Unknown artist
Date: ca. 1760–70
Medium: Enameled copper
Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 3 × 2 1/2 × 2 5/8 in. (7.6 × 6.4 × 6.7 cm)
Classification: Enamels-Painted
Culture: British, possibly Birmingham
Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964
Date range
1755 – 1775
Largest dimension
6.7 cm
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