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Box: PER.M.367 & A-1923

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Silversmith: Unknown

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Categories

Description

Silver and silver filigree box with pull-off lid. The decoration on the lid incorporates the date 1707 and a monogram, possibly 'JP' in applied wire. The sides are filigree with an overlaid pattern of flowers, including tulips, and the base is solid silver

Legal notes

S.G. Perceval Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 1.8 cm
Length: 5.7 cm
Width: 4.6 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1922) by Perceval, Spencer George

Dating

18th Century, Early#
Queen Anne
Production date: circa AD 1707

Note

The box is unmarked

Components of the work

Lid And Sides

Materials used in production

Silver

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: '1707' over a monogram, possibly 'JP'

  • Location: On the lid
  • Method of creation: Applied in wire
  • Type: Date and initials
  • Text: FITZWILLIAM MUSEUM / CAMBRIDGE / Presented by / Spencer George / Percival / 1923
  • Location: Loose inside the box
  • Method of creation: Printed and written in ink
  • Type: Paper label

Identification numbers

Accession number: PER.M.367 & A-1923
Primary reference Number: 150646
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 4 October 2012 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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