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Miniaturist:
Franco, Joseph Napoleon
Maker:
Unknown
Ebony, book-shaped, with miniature of a posy of flowers
Ebony set with a miniature in oil, probably on card, mounted under glass in gold; two rectangular sheets of ebony with velvet spine open like a book, which is lined with ivory silk and with two silk pockets for cards, and a long loop for holding a pencil. The front cover is inlaid with an engraved gold border; in the centre is set the oval miniature with gold mount. It depicts a posy of flowers, including roses and fuschia. The back is inlaid with a narrow gold rope border and central vacant cartouche with flower and scroll border. A gilt metal pencil is held in the silk loop.
History note: Not known before testator
Major, the Hon. H.R. Broughton Bequest
Height: 1.0 cm
Length: 9.5 cm
Width: 6.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1973-04-06) by Broughton, Henry Rogers, Major the Hon.
19th Century
After
1840
-
1859
Miniature
composed of
oil
Card-case
composed of
ebony
Mounts
composed of
gold
Accession number: M.145 & A-1973
Primary reference Number: 30242
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Card case" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/30242 Accessed: 2024-12-19 10:54:58
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