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Toilet box. Late 15th or early 16th century. Italian, Venice. This dainty box, which separates into two hemispheres, may have been intended to hold so-called wash balls—potash mixed with various oils and scented with powdered herbs, roots, and flowers then kneaded into a paste and shaped into small balls of soap. Painted enamel on copper, partly gilt, glass. Diameter: approx. 3 in. (approx. 7.6 cm). Bequest of Elizabeth Mongan, 2002 (2004.352).
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art/New York, NY/USA
Unique Identifier
ART529445
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
3454px × 4079px
Photo Credit
Image copyright © The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Image source: Art Resource, NY
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15th century CE
16th century CE
Enamel
Italian
Renaissance
Soap
Toilette
Venetian