Skip to main content

Box: M.109 & A-1973

An image of Box
View image details

Terms of use

The low-resolution images published on this Website are made available under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (CC BY-NC-ND). For more details: Fitzwilliam Terms of Use

This licence does not include any images of works that are still in copyright. Artistic copyright extends from the life of the artist to 70 years from the end of the calendar year in which the artist died.

Download this image

For further information on use of images or to license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who can discuss terms and fees.

Alternative views

An image of Box
Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Dael, Jan Frans van
Box maker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Tortoise-shell with miniature of a vase of flowers (some fallen) on a marble slab

Tortoise-shell set with a miniature in bodycolour and watercolour on ivory (or card), set under glass with an engraved gold mount. The circular box has slightly concave sides and an almost flat pull-off lid. The interior is lined with gold and set with gold rim mounts. The circular miniature depicts a carved stone (or embossed metal) vase of flowers including roses, delphiniums, tulips, narcissi and forget-me-nots (with some fallen), on a marble slab.

Legal notes

Major, the Hon. H.R. Broughton Bequest

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1973-04-06) by Broughton, Henry Rogers, Major the Hon.

Dating

18th Century, Late-19th Century, Mid
Circa 1784 - Before 1840

Note

Jan Frans van Dael was Flemish but worked in Paris

School or Style

French box with Flemish painting

Components of the work

Miniature composed of card ( possibly) ivory ( possibly) watercolour bodycolour
Box composed of tortoise shell
Linig composed of gold
Mount composed of gold
Rim Mount composed of gold
Cover composed of glass
Box And Lid Diameter 8.5 cm Height 2.3 cm

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: illegible

  • Location: Inside the lid and on the lower rim mount
  • Method of creation: Struck
  • Type: Hallmark

Inscription present: illegible

  • Location: Inside the lid and on the lower rim mount
  • Method of creation: Struck
  • Type: Maker's mark
  • Location: Beneath the rim mount?
  • Method of creation: Painted
  • Type: Initials
  • Text: 146
  • Location: Inside the lid
  • Method of creation: Written in ink and stuck with glue
  • Type: Paper label

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.109 & A-1973
Primary reference Number: 1294

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 21 June 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2025) "Box" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/1294 Accessed: 2025-12-06 09:43:30

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/1294 |title=Box |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2025-12-06 09:43:30|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-1294

Bootstrap HTML code for reuse

To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:

<div class="text-center">
    <figure class="figure">
        <img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa24/M_109_1973_20_281_29.jpg"
        alt="Box"
        class="img-fluid" />
        <figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Box</figcaption>
    </figure>
</div>

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...

University of Cambridge Museums logo
Cambridge City Council logo
Arts Council England Logo
Research England logo