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Silver, parcel-gilt and niello, rectangular; the lid decorated with a vignette of a couple.
Silver, parcel-gilt and niello, rectangular with integral hinge. The flat cover is nielloed with a vignette of a man playing bagpipes to a seated woman in a rustic landscape with a ruined folly in the background; all within a rococo border and on a matt gilt ground. The base is similarly decorated but depicts a temple in a rustic landscape. The sides are decorated with a geometric pattern resembling barns and a chequered fence or pavement. The interior is gilt.
Bequeathed by A.J. Hugh Smith through the National Art-Collections Fund, 1964
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1964-03-12) by Smith, Arnold John Hugh
19th Century, second quarter#
Production date:
AD 1826
Decoration
composed of
neillo
gold
Box And Lid
Height 1.3 cm
Length 6.2 cm
Width 4.4 cm
Inscription present: St. George slaying the dragon
Inscription present: 'ПГ' over '1826'
Accession number: M.19-1964
Primary reference Number: 150716
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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