Wedding souvenir bonbonnière

Applied Arts

Inventory number
2021.2.22.2ab.AA.BX.C1830.FR
Description
Round candy or jewellery box in cardboard, framed in golden embossed paper on the sides, decorated on the lid with a reverse glass painting representing a young married couple, a lady in a white wedding dress with gigot sleeves, and a gentleman in blue trousers, a yellow waistcoat, a burgundy tailcoat and holding a black hat.
Materials
Cardboard
Glass
Embossed paper
Brass
Origin
circa 1830 France
Dimensions
Width : 10.8 cm
Length : 10.8 cm
Height : 2.2 cm