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Silversmith:
Roberts, Thomas (silversmith)
Artist:
Unknown
Oval, silver box, parcel-gilt, the lid set with a glass medallion painted in reverse in oil with a portrait of Queen Anne
Silver, parcel-gilt, the lid set with a glass medallion painted in reverse in oil. Oval with straight silver sides with projecting moulded edges and a projecting hinge. Inset into the flat lid is an oval verre églomisé portrait of Queen Anne, painted in black, red and gold, within a Baroque gold and black border containing the initials 'A' and 'R'. The interior of the box is gilt.
History note: Not known before testator
L.C.G. Clarke Bequest, 1960
Height: 1.5 cm
Length: 7.9 cm
Width: 5.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1960-12-13) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray
18th Century, Early#
Circa
1703
-
1707
Thomas Roberts first mark was recorded on 20 November 1703. There is no record of his apprenticeship or freedom.
Portrait
composed of
oil paint
gold
glass
Interior
composed of
gold
Box
composed of
silver
Inscription present: "RO" beneath a crown
Inscription present: a leopard's head erased
Accession number: M.90-1961
Primary reference Number: 150677
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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