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Locket with Portrait Miniature of Lady John Manners: MAR.M.294-1912

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Locket with Portrait Miniature of Lady John Manners

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Gold and painted miniature. Oval locket with floral and foliate designs chased on both sides. Inside, under domed glass, a miniature of Lady John Manners (d. 1854), sister of C.B. Marlay, painted on ivory, by an unknown artist, c. 1850.

Notes

History note: Unknown before testator

Legal notes

C.B. Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 6.0 mm
Length: 43.0 mm
Width: 35.0 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

19th Century
Circa 1800 - Circa 1900

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Part composed of gold ivory glass
Miniature

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.M.294-1912
Primary reference Number: 45855
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023 Last processed: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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