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Maker: Unknown
Enamel on copper with gilt metal mounts; oval , the lid inscribed 'A Trifle / from / CAMBRIDGE'
Enamel on copper with gilt metal mounts; oval with slightly bombé fluted sides and hinged slightly domed lid. The lid is enamelled in white on which is transfer printed an oval cartouche of sprigs tied at the top with a ribbon, containing the inscription 'A Trifle / from / CAMBRIDGE'. The sides and base of the box are enamelled green, and the interior is enamelled white with a mirror fitted in the lid.
Given by P.C. Stockbridge, Esq.
Height: 2.5 cm
Length: 4.4 cm
Width: 3.6 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1981-06-20) by Stockbridge, P. C.
18th Century, Late
Circa
1790
CE
-
1800
CE
Surface
composed of
enamel
Box
composed of
copper
Accession number: M.17-1981
Primary reference Number: 156368
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Patch box" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/156368 Accessed: 2024-11-22 05:47:56
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