- By
- Mantz, Ruth Elvish, active 1931-1972, Koteliansky, Samuel Solomonovitch, 1882-1955, Mansfield, Katherine, 1888-1923
- Description
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Small plaster container with Della Robbia-style fruits in a raised pattern on the lid. Inside are small flat mother-of-pearl incised shapes, of Chinese origin, some fish-shaped, some rectangular with patterns incised on them, part of a Chinese game.
A similar box may be observed in Mansfield's hand in a photograph of her. The box is probably a tourist souvenir
Quantity: 1 curio(s).
Physical Description: Plaster, hand-painted, 75 mm diameter
Provenance: This, along with Curios-018-002, is probably one of the 'Italian toilet boxes' that Mansfield left to Koteliansky in her will.
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- Mansfield, Katherine 1888-1923 (Collector) :[Ornamental Italian box with raised coloured Della Robbia-style fruit on lid. Early twentieth century?]
