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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF REVEREND ISAAC TAYLOR HEADLAND AND DR. MIRIAM SINCLAIR HEADLAND
A CARVED RED LACQUER SQUARE BOX AND COVER
18TH-19TH CENTURY
Details
A CARVED RED LACQUER SQUARE BOX AND COVER
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The center of the cover is carved with a scene of scholars and attendants standing on a terrace, with a crane to one side and its mate in flight above, all within a foliate scroll border repeated on the indented corners of the cover and box which are further carved on the sides with panels enclosing various flowers.
6 ¾ in. (17 cm.) square
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The center of the cover is carved with a scene of scholars and attendants standing on a terrace, with a crane to one side and its mate in flight above, all within a foliate scroll border repeated on the indented corners of the cover and box which are further carved on the sides with panels enclosing various flowers.
6 ¾ in. (17 cm.) square
Provenance
Reverend Isaac Taylor Headland (1859-1942) Collection, and thence by descent within the family.
Exhibited
Columbus, Ohio, American Methodist Missions Centenary Celebration, 20 June - 7 July 1919.