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Box maker: ?G
Gold and glass; circular gold box with blue glass base and lid set with a medal
Gold and glass; circular with straight sides and a pull-off lid. The lid and recessed base of the box are of dark blue glass; the sides and mounts are of gold. Set in the centre of the lid is a gold (or gilt metal) medal with convex glass over the upper surface and flat glass covering the underside. Round the edges of the lid and base and round the medal are gold borders chased with flowers and leaves on a striated ground. Round the join are narrow bands of bright-cut engraving. The interior walls of the box are lined with gold. The medal depicts on the obverse a bust facing the left of Madame Elisabeth of France with the legend above and to the sides 'ELISABETH DE FRANCE', signed underneath 'LOOS'. The reverse - visible on the inside of the lid - depicts an eagle attacking a dove which is chained to a rock on which are the words 'LE / 10 MAI / 1794'; round the edge is the legend 'CES LOUPS SANS S'EMOUVOIR REGARDENT LES FAULCONS DU SANG DE LA COLUMBE ARROSER LE VALLONS'.
History note: Not known before testator
L.C.G. Clarke Bequest, 1960
Diameter: 6.7 cm
Height: 2.8 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1960-12-13) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray
18th Century, Late
1787
-
1788
The marks on the box predate the medal, so either the medal is a later addition or the box was made from gold which was already hallmarked.
Box
composed of
gold
Base
composed of
glass
Lid
composed of
glass
Inscription present: ?G with a fleur-de-lis between and a crown above
Inscription present: L crowned
Inscription present: two interlaced 'L's
Inscription present: the head of a parrot
Accession number: M.76 & A-1961
Primary reference Number: 150686
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Snuff box" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/150686 Accessed: 2024-11-22 00:24:37
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|title=Snuff box
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-22 00:24:37|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
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