Four Seasons Box
MakerMade by
Norman Grant
(Forres, Scotland, 1943 - 2017)
Date1974
Object NameBox
Mediumsilver, enamel
ClassificationsApplied Art
DimensionsOverall: height 6.3cm × width 6.4cm × depth 6.4cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 2017 with assistance from the National Fund for Acquisitions.
Copyright© Daughter and son of Norman Grant (2018)
LocationOn Display - Gallery 04
Object numberABDAG011498
About MeNorman Grant (1943–2017) studied at Gray’s School of Art in Aberdeen.This Four Seasons Box has Spring, Summer, Winter and Autumn inscribed on the lid. There is an enamel tree on each of the four sides of the box and the design of each tree corresponds to one of the seasons.
The Four Seasons Box is significant because it is one of only two examples known to exist.
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This silver lidded box has each of the four seasons inscribed onto its lid and features an enamel tree on each side corresponding to one of the seasons. What’s your favourite season?
Exhibitions
Sir David Young Cameron
Rhona Haszard
Sir Frank Short
Gwenda Morgan
George Henry
