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Locket with portrait miniature of James Marlay, aged 12: MAR.M.293-1912

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Locket with portrait miniature of James Marlay, aged 12

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Gold, ivory, painting and glass. Locket in the form of a triptych. Back and front chased with flowering foliate design. Inside, in the centre, a miniature portrait of James Marlay, aged twelve, the brother of C.B. Marlay. On either side, but not under glass, as above, a painting on ivory of a kneeling angel by an unknown artist, c. 1840.

Notes

History note: Unknown before testator

Legal notes

C.B. Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 7 mm
Length: 43 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

19th Century
Circa 1840 - Circa 1900

Note

James Marlay was the second son of Lieutenant Colonel George Marlay and his wife, Catherine A.L. Tisdall, whom he had married in 1828. George Marlay died two years later, and James was drowned at the age of thirteen.

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Part composed of gold ivory glass
When Closed Width 25 mm
When Open Width 46 mm
Miniature

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Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.M.293-1912
Primary reference Number: 45842

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 29 April 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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