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Miniaturist:
Spaendonck, Cornelis van
Box maker:
Unknown
Tortoise-shell with miniature of flowers in a tipped wicker basket with a bird, nest and pomegranate
Tortoise-shell set with a miniature in watercolour and bodycolour on card and varnished, mounted under glass. The circular box has straight sides and a flat pull-off lid with a moulded mount enamelled in blue. The circular miniature depicts a tipped wicker basket of flowers, including roses, iris, hyacinths, and morning glory, beside a pomegranate and a bird on a nest of eggs, 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, Mid#
Circa
1776
-
Before
1840
Cornelis van Spaendonck was Dutch but worked in Paris
French box with Dutch painting
Miniature
composed of
watercolour
bodycolour
card
varnish
Box
composed of
tortoise shell
Mount
composed of
metal
Surface Of Mount
composed of
enamel
gold
Cover
composed of
glass
Box And Lid
Diameter 9.3 cm
Height 2.5 cm
Accession number: M.150 & A-1973
Primary reference Number: 2001
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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