"Box In Burl And Tortoiseshell, Miniature On The Lid, Late 18th Century "
Box in burl and tortoiseshell, lid with miniature, 19th century Circular box in elm burl, lined with tortoiseshell, the lid decorated with a miniature depicting a mythological scene: Diana, goddess of the Hunt, coming out of the Bath, surrounded by her nymphs The goddess of the Hunt was used extensively at this time to magnify the female body