These images are provided for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons License (BY-NC-ND). To license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who will discuss fees, terms and waivers.
Download this imageCreative commons explained - what it means, how you can use our's and other people's content.
Miniaturist:
Bone, Henry
(School of)
Box maker:
Unknown
Tortoise-shell, oval with miniature of a spray flowers on a mauve ground
Tortoise-shell with a miniature in enamel on copper, mounted in silver. The oval box has straight sides with moulded borders, a silver rim mount and a slightly domed pull-off lid. The oval miniature depicts a spray of flowers including roses, tulips and iris, on a mauve ground.
Major, the Hon. H.R. Broughton Bequest
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1973-12) by Broughton, Henry Rogers, Major the Hon.
19th Century, Early#
Production date:
circa
AD 1820
Box
composed of
tortoise shell
Miniature
composed of
enamel
copper
Mount
composed of
silver
Box And Lid
Height 3.1 cm
Length 11.5 cm
Width 8.8 cm
Accession number: M.83 & A-1973
Primary reference Number: 3128
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/3128 Accessed: 2024-04-20 15:28:09
To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:
{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/3128
|title=Box
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-20 15:28:09|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:
https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-3128
To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:
<div class="text-center">
<figure class="figure">
<img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa24/M_83_1973_20_281_29.jpg"
alt="Box"
class="img-fluid" />
<figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Box</figcaption>
</figure>
</div>
Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...
