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Miniaturist:
Pol, Christiaen van
Box maker:
Unknown
Tortoise-shell with miniature of wicker basket of flowers, bird, urn and carved plinth
Tortoise-shell set with a miniature in bodycolour and watercolour on card, mounted under glass in gilt metal. The circular box has slightly concave sides and an almost flat pull-off lid. Round the edge of the base and rims are gilt metal mounts. The circular miniature depicts a wicker basket of flowers, including roses, tulips, delphiniums, narcissi and auriculas, next to a small bird on an urn, which stands on a stone plinth carved with classical figures, all on a marble slab.
History note: Not known before testator
Major, the Hon. H.R Broughton Bequest
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1973-04-06) by Broughton, Henry Rogers, Major the Hon.
18th Century, Late-19th Century, Early#
Circa
1772
-
Before
1813
Christiaen van Pol was Dutch but worked in Paris
French box with Dutch painting
Mount
composed of
metal
( probably)
Surface Of Mount
composed of
gold
( probably)
Miniature
composed of
watercolour
bodycolour
card
Box
composed of
tortoise shell
Cover
composed of
glass
Box And Lid
Diameter 8.3 cm
Height 2.6 cm
Accession number: M.119 & A-1973
Primary reference Number: 1768
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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