Collection Highlights
William Pitt, the Elder, First Earl of Chatham (1708-1778)
ca. 1770
1864.5
Marble
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Oval box
Object name
Oval box
Date
1969-1986
Medium
Silver, chrysophrase
Dimensions
Overall: 1 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 2 1/4 in. ( 4.4 x 7 x 5.7 cm )
Description
Oval silver box with a hinged lid set with an oval chrysophrase; maker's mark stamped on the base.
Credit Line
Gift of Juan Pliego
Object Number
2000.131
Marks
stamped: on the base: "PLIEGO" below a two-faced Mexican Venus between two scrolls, all in an elongated hexagon above "STERLING"
Gallery Label
Juan Agustin Antonio Pliego Coonejo was born in Tolus Estado, Mexico. Pliego came to New York in 1965 and studied graphic design, which led to work as a layout editor for "Ladies Home Journal". During this time, he took his first silversmithing course with silversmith William Seitz at the YMCA on 8th Ave. and 50th St. Pliego soon became Seitz's teaching assistant. Pliego replaced Seitz in 1974, teaching at the Y until 1980, when he established J. P. Crafts Studio on 21st St. He retired in 1986.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
