Game Box with Four Smaller Boxes, anonymous, c. 1734

Game Box with Four Smaller Boxes, anonymous, c. 1734

intaglio, h 15.8cm × w 30.2cm × d 20.5cm More details

This amber box was presumably a wedding gift to Anna of Hanover and Stadtholder William IV. Amber is fossilized resin primarily found around the Baltic Sea. The princess was particularly fond of this material and even crafted items from it herself. This box was probably used to store game pieces.

On display in room 1.2

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