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Maker: Unknown
Oval, tortoise shell box with silver mounts and portrait bust of William III and Queen Mary
Tortoise shell with silver mounts and stamped and chased portrait bust. Oval box with straight sides and flat lid. The sides of the lid and the projecting hinge are of silver and have a scalloped edge. The top of the lid is set with a double portrait bust of William III and Queen Mary in relief.
History note: Not known before testator
L.C.G. Clarke Bequest, 1960
Height: 1.9 cm
Length: 8.3 cm
Width: 6.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1960-12-13) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray
17th Century, Late-18th Century, Early#
After
1689
-
Circa
1725
The portrait but of William III and Queen Mary are based on the coronation medal of 1689 by George Bower
The silver does not bear a maker's mark
Box
composed of
tortoise shell
Mounts
composed of
silver
Portrait
composed of
silver
Carving
: The tortoise shell was carved from a turtle shell, which was heated and pressed to form the lid and parts of the base, which were glued together. The hinge was soldered to the silver sides and pinned to the base. The portrait bust was stamped and chased and pinned to the lid, which was set into the silver sides.
Pressing
Accession number: M.88-1961
Primary reference Number: 150675
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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