Octagonal yellow wooden trinket box with painted roses, leaves and berries on its lid and sides, with a keyhole on the front.

Octagonal Trinket Box with Painted Flowers

An octagonal wooden box with a yellow ground, its lid and sides decorated with painted roses, leaves, and clusters of fruit in watercolor. A small keyhole escutcheon sits at the center of the front panel, framed by gilt edging.

Artist: Artist unknown
Date: c. 1820
Medium: Wood, paper, watercolor, and gilt paper
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 1116 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1825).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth R. Vaughan Fund

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