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Miniaturist:
Chazal, Antoine
Box maker:
Unknown
Tortoise-shell with miniature of a rose and blue gentians in a cut glass vase
Tortoise-shell set with a miniature in bodycolour and watercolour on card, mounted under glass in gilt metal. The circular box has slightly convex sides and a slightly domed pull-off lid; the interior is lined with gilt metal and has gilt metal rim mounts. The oval miniature depicts a pink rose lying in front of a cut glass vase containing blue gentians and purple and yellow violas, standing on a marble slab.
Major, the Hon. H.R. Broughton Bequest
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1973-12) by Broughton, Henry Rogers, Major the Hon.
19th Century, Early-Mid#
Circa
1813
-
Before
1854
Miniature
composed of
watercolour
bodycolour
card
Box
composed of
tortoise shell
Lining
composed of
metal
Mount
composed of
metal
Box Lining
composed of
gold
Surface Of Lining
composed of
gold
Surface Of Mount
composed of
gold
Cover
composed of
glass
Box And Lid
Diameter 8.0 cm
Height 2.6 cm
Inscription present: possibly a cockerel in an octagonal cartouche
Inscription present: ? in a circular cartouche
Accession number: M.82 & A-1973
Primary reference Number: 2528
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Box" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/2528 Accessed: 2024-04-27 10:03:35
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