{"id":"cma-145932","titulo":{"en":"Silver and Enamel Box attributed to Archibald Knox for Liberty & Co.","es":"Caja de plata y esmalte, atribuida a Archibald Knox para Liberty & Co."},"titulo_original":"Box","autor":"Archibald Knox (British, 1864–1933); Liberty and Company (British)","fecha":"c. 1901","cultura":"England, early 20th century","tecnica":"silver and enamel","fuente":"Cleveland Museum of Art","licencia":"CC0-1.0","licencia_url":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/","credito":"Cleveland Museum of Art, Sundry Purchase Fund","url_original":"https://clevelandart.org/art/1971.141","imagen_url":"https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1971.141/1971.141_web.jpg","ficha":{"en":{"titulo":"Silver and Enamel Box attributed to Archibald Knox for Liberty & Co.","se_ve":"A small rectangular silver box seen head-on, centered against a smooth gradient background shifting from pale grey to deep black. The box is raised on four slender cylindrical legs joined by open looped wirework, revealing beneath it a flat rectangular underplate covered in mottled enamel in intense cobalt, turquoise and teal. The hinged lid has a plain central rectangular cartouche, likely for an inscription, flanked on left and right by two symmetrical groups of three highly stylized trees with long straight trunks and rounded bud-like crowns; their canopies and footings are inlaid with translucent enamel in emerald green, deep blue and aqua. The silver is highly polished, catching white light in sharp highlights along its edges and showing fine chased or engraved lines around the decorated zones. At the front edge a tiny rectangular green enamel clasp marks the closure. The scale feels intimate, like a desk or jewel box, with a quiet Arts and Crafts geometry where straight lines meet soft organic ornament.","contexto":"","como_mirarla":"First take in the strict symmetry of the lid, then lower your gaze to the open space beneath the box where the blue enamel forms a second ground. Notice how polished silver reflects light sharply while the small enamel fields shift between green and blue.","dato_curioso":"Liberty’s Cymric silver designed by Knox was handmade and often paired polished silver with translucent enamels and interlaced tree motifs drawn from Knox’s Manx Celtic heritage on the Isle of Man.","preguntas":["How does the contrast between cool polished silver and deep mottled enamel affect the mood of the object?","What does the elevated structure with a visible colored underplate suggest about display versus utility?","How might such a small luxurious box have signaled taste and modernity in an Edwardian interior?"]},"es":{"titulo":"Caja de plata y esmalte, atribuida a Archibald Knox para Liberty & Co.","se_ve":"Pequeña caja rectangular de plata vista de frente, centrada sobre un fondo degradado que va del gris claro al negro profundo. La caja se eleva sobre cuatro patas delgadas y cilíndricas, unidas por anillas caladas, dejando ver por debajo una placa base rectangular con esmalte moteado en azules intensos y turquesa. La tapa es lisa en el centro, con un cartucho rectangular sin inscripción, flanqueada a izquierda y derecha por dos grupos simétricos de tres árboles estilizados de troncos largos y rectos y copas redondeadas; sus follajes y bases están rellenos con esmalte translúcido en tonos verde esmeralda, azul cobalto y aguamarina. El metal es altamente pulido, refleja la luz blanca con brillos nítidos en los bordes y deja ver un fino martillado o grabado en las áreas intervenidas. En el frente, un pequeño broche rectangular de esmalte verde marca el cierre. La escala parece de joyero o de escritorio, íntima y preciosa, con una geometría Arts and Crafts de líneas rectas y detalles orgánicos sutiles.","contexto":"","como_mirarla":"Observa primero la simetría de la tapa y luego baja la mirada hacia el vacío entre la caja y su base, donde el esmalte azul crea un segundo paisaje. Detente en cómo la luz rebota en la plata pulida y cómo los pequeños campos de esmalte cambian de verde a azul según el ángulo.","dato_curioso":"Las piezas Cymric de Liberty diseñadas por Knox combinaban plata hecha a mano con esmaltes traslúcidos y a menudo incluían motivos de árboles entrelazados de inspiración celta-manesa, reflejo del origen de Knox en la Isla de Man.","preguntas":["¿Qué sensación te produce el contraste entre la plata fría y brillante y los esmaltes profundos y moteados?","¿Cómo cambia tu percepción de la caja al notar que está elevada y deja ver un fondo de color debajo?","¿Qué función imaginas para un objeto tan pequeño y ornamentado en una casa de 1901?"]}},"etiquetas":{"en":["art nouveau","arts and crafts","silver","enamel","liberty and company","archibald knox","box","decorative art","botanical motif","symmetry","celtic revival","20th century","ornament","metalwork","cymric"],"es":["art nouveau","arts and crafts","plata","esmalte","liberty and company","archibald knox","caja","arte decorativo","motivo vegetal","simetría","celta","siglo xx","ornamento","metalistería"]},"objetos":["caja rectangular","tapa con cierre","patas metálicas","placa base","esmalte azul","árboles estilizados"],"colores":["#C0C5C9","#9AA0A6","#0F5B6B","#1E8A7A","#0A3D8F","#0B1626"],"animo":["elegante","sereno","refinado","contemplativo"],"epoca":"c. 1901, Inglaterra eduardiana temprana","certeza":"alta","advertencias":[],"capa":null,"salas":["guardado-en-cajas"],"escrita_por":"muse-spark-open-1026"}