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Miniaturist:
Bayle, Georges de
Box maker:
Unknown
Tortoiseshell with miniature of a spray of flowers on a marble slab.
Tortoiseshell and metal, set with a miniature in bodycolour and watercolour, probably on card, mounted under glass in gilt metal. The rectangular box has straight sides and a flat lid with a carved tortoiseshell hinge and thumbpiece. The walls of tortoise-shell have been interlined with engraved metal, which gives a faint pattern through the shell; and a thin metal wire has been inlaid round the rim of the box. The mount is engraved with scrolling foliage. The rectangular miniature depicts a spray of flowers, including roses, tulips, poppies and auriculas, 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.
19th Century, first half#
Circa
1808
-
Before
1851
Miniature
composed of
card
( probably)
watercolour
bodycolour
Box
composed of
tortoise shell
metal
Mount
composed of
metal
Surface Of Mount
composed of
gold
Cover
composed of
glass
Box And Lid
Height 2.8 cm
Length 8.7 cm
Width 5.3 cm
Accession number: M.132-1973
Primary reference Number: 2210
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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