Box with Rachel Meeting Jacob at the Well
Unknown
ca. 1730–50 · Tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl, gold · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
The techniques of piqué incrusté (mother-of-pearl inlay) and piqué point-d’or (encrusted with miniscule gold nails) used to embellish this box originated in Naples during the late sixteenth century and reached their peak during the first half of the eighteenth century.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 1730–50
- Medium
- Tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl, gold
- Culture
- Italian, Naples
- Department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Credit line
- Gift of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2008
