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Maker:
Unknown
Painter:
Unknown
Oval, tortoise shell box with silver mounts and thread piqué work; the lid inlaid with a hunting scene, the interior painted with armorials
Tortoise shell with silver mounts, inlaid thread piqué work and painted armorials in oil paints. Oval box with straight sides and a slightly convex lid and base. Pinned to the base is a silver rim mount. The hinge is piereced with stylised leaves on the base, but unpierced on the lid. The top of the lid is decorated with a hunting scene of a horseman, huntsman and five dogs chasing a stag. The interior of the lid is painted with the coat-of-arms and crest of Stuart in white, black, blue and gold.
History note: Not known before testator
L.C.G. Clarke Bequest, 1960
Height: 3.7 cm
Length: 9.7 cm
Width: 8.2 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1960-12-13) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray
17th Century, Late-18th Century, Early#
Production date:
circa
AD 1700
: The silver does not bear any hallmarks
The silver does not bear a maker's mark
Box
composed of
tortoise shell
Armorials
composed of
oil paint
Inlay
composed of
silver
Mounts
composed of
silver
Silver Piqué
Accession number: M.86-1961
Primary reference Number: 150674
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Snuff box" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/150674 Accessed: 2024-12-22 15:22:39
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