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Circular, tortoise shell box, the lid inlaid with silver piqué work and mother-of-pearl dancers and a group of musicians
Tortoise shell inlaid with silver and mother-of-pearl piqué work. Circular with straight sides and moulded borders. The top of the slightly domed pull-off lid is decorated with a vignette of three dancers and a group of musicians within a rococo border of scrolling foliage and flowers. The silver rim mount (which is now detached) is inscribed 'C.A.S. 1840-1940 LOUIS CLARKE PRESIDENT FROM THE COUNCIL'.
History note: Not known before testator
L.C.G. Clarke Bequest, 1960
Diameter: 9.0 cm
Height: 3.4 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1960-12-13) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray
18th Century
1720
CE
-
1760
CE
Box
composed of
tortoise shell
Inlay
composed of
mother-of-pearl
silver
Piqué Work
Accession number: M.74 & A-1961
Primary reference Number: 150684
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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