Pen Box with Flowers, Birds, and Butterflies in Grisaille Technique
1870–1905
- Medium
- Opaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer on pasteboard
- Dimensions
- 3.9 × 3.8 × 22.7 cm (1 9/16 × 1 1/2 × 8 15/16 in.)
- Genre
- Artists' tools
About
Cover and sliding compartment with rounded ends. The top is decorated in horizontal format. The top and sides are densely painted in black on a tan background with birds, flying insects, and a variety of flowers. The base bears a gold arabesque on a red background.