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A lady at her dressing table
Translated as: oval, tortoise shell box inlaid with gold piqué point work flowers; the interior painted with a vignette of a lady seated before her dressing table
Unknown
(Maker)
Tortoise shell with chased gilt metal mounts, inlaid gold piqué point work and a painted polychrome vignette in bodycolour, probably on card, under glass. Oval with straight sides with projecting edges and a projecting hinge. The top of the lid is decorated with a flowering tree, rocks, plants and a dragonfly. The base is decorated with a simpler image of a plant, cloud and dragonfly. The interior of the lid is painted with a lady seated before her dressing table and mirror; she reads a letter whilst attended by a black servant bringing chocolate or coffee. The thumbpiece and mount of the lid are chased with stylized foliage and flower heads.
History note: Not known before donor
Given by Dr & Mrs J.C. Burkill
Height: 1.6 cm
Length: 8 cm
Width: 6.5 cm
Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.
Method of acquisition: Given
(1984-07-23)
by
Burkill, J. C., Dr & Mrs
Mid 18th Century
1730
CE
-
1760
1760
CE
Painting: composed of bodycolour glass Box: composed of tortoise shell Mounts: composed of metal Piqué Work: composed of gold Surface Of Mounts: composed of gold Gold Piqué:
Accession number: M.58-1984
Primary reference Number: 150635
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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts
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Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/150635 Accessed: 2021-11-30 12:40:14
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Accession Number: EC.23-1938
Accession Number: O.11 & A-1961
Accession Number: M.42-1929
Accession Number: M.5-1964
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