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Miniature Gold Chest, Fairy Castle

Specifications

Miniature Gold Chest, Fairy Castle

Category

Art, Architecture, and Design

Classification

CHENHALL - Communication Objects - Arts - Visual Arts - Sculpture - Miniature

Object Origin
Date Created:

1928-1935

Physical Characteristics

Object Description: Miniature gold box with working handle, hinges, and latch. Etched on all sides, clover-shaped feet at bottom of box and mohair padding inside, Gaelic script inscribed on top of chest.

Materials:

gold

Measurements: Object:
    Height: 0.787 in, Length: 1.575 in, Width: 0.98 in
    Weight: 0.095 lbs

Credit

Gift of Colleen Moore, 49.129.149.6

Display Status

On Exhibit

Miniature Gold Chest, Fairy Castle

About: Miniature Gold Chest, Fairy Castle

About: Miniature Gold Chest, Fairy Castle

From the Fairy Castle’s Great Hall, this golden chest includes decorative etchings on all sides, clover-shaped feet, and working handles. The “Jras S For r Aise” inscribed on top of chest is Gaelic for “love never dies”. Inside the chest is a diamond-studded nail.


The Great Hall with floating staircase is a grand room with many treasures. The floor is composed of ivory carved with rose vines which carry up onto the great pillars supporting the ceiling. The ceiling includes domes painted by Helga Brabon of characters from fairytales of both the Grimm brothers and Hans Christian Anderson. The Great Hall includes many hanging wall paintings as well as many rare treasures gathered from around the world.

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