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Title(s)
Watercolor box.
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Published/Created
London, between 1796 and 1811?
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Physical Description
1 watercolor box : mahogany ; 17 x 22 x 7 cm
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Holdings
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Watercolor Box 9
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Accessible in the Study Room [Request] -
Copyright Status
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Full YALE Library Record
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Classification
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
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Notes
The firm of Reeves & Inwood was active between 1796 and ca. 1811.
Restricted fragile material. Use requires permission of the Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts.
The box includes original brass hinges and lock. The underside of the box lid bears the engraved label of Reeves & Inwood.
The box is divided into three rows of compartments. The top row includes 12 slots for paint blocks. The blocks present are from varied manufacturers.
The middle row includes a removable mixing tray and a glass muller.
The narrow bottom row includes: two paint bruses and a Chinese ink stick.
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Form/Genre
Artists' materials. | Mullers (ink and paint preparation tools) | Paint boxes. | Watercolor brushes.
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