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Miniaturist:
Unknown
Box maker:
Unknown
Tortoise-shell with oval miniature portrait bust of a lady surrounded by a wreath of flowers
Tortoise-shell set with a miniature in bodycolour on card, mounted under glass in gold. The circular box has straight sides with gold rim mounts and a flat pull-off lid. The oval miniature depicts a lady in a mid 17th century décolleté blue dress trimmed with pearls and gems. She wears pearls at her neck and in her ringletted hair. Round the portrait is a wreath of flowers including roses and lilies.
Major, the Hon. H.R. Broughton Bequest
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1973-12) by Broughton, Henry Rogers, Major the Hon.
The box was made circa 1800
The miniature was painted circa 1660
Circa
1660
CE
-
Circa
1800
CE
Miniature
composed of
bodycolour
card
Box
composed of
tortoise shell
Mount
composed of
gold
Cover
composed of
glass
Box And Lid
Diameter 7.9 cm
Height 3.0 cm
Accession number: M.64 & A-1973
Primary reference Number: 2667
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Box" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/2667 Accessed: 2024-11-19 16:35:28
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