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Miniaturist:
Dael, Jan Frans van
Box maker:
Unknown
Tortoise-shell with oval miniature of a basket of flowers on a marble slab
Tortoise-shell set with a miniature in bodycolour and watercolour on card under glass with gold mounts. The oval box has straight sides and an almost flat hinged lid. The lid, base and sides have inlaid borders of bright-cut decoration in red and yellow gold. The oval miniature depicts a wicker basket of flowers including roses, tulips, iris, narcissi and auricula, on a marble slab.
History note: From the Emile Artus collection
Major, the Hon. H.R. Broughton Bequest
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1973-12) by Broughton, Henry Rogers, Major the Hon.
18th Century, Late-19th Century, Mid#
Circa
1784
-
Before
1840
Jan Frans van Dael was Flemish but worked in Paris
French box with Flemish painting
Miniature
composed of
watercolour
bodycolour
card
Box
composed of
tortoise shell
Decoration
composed of
gold
Mount
composed of
gold
Cover
composed of
glass
Box And Lid
Height 3.4 cm
Length 7.3 cm
Width 5.5 cm
Inscription present: a crowned letter
Inscription present: a head facing left in a helmet
Inscription present: two entwined branches and ?
Accession number: M.87-1973
Primary reference Number: 1288
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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