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Miniaturist:
Dael, Jan Frans van
Box maker:
Unknown
Tortoise-shell with oval miniature of a basket of flowers on a marble slab
Tortoise-shell set with a miniature in watercolour and bodycolour on card, mounted under glass. The circular box has straight sides with reeded and chased gilt metal rim mounts (lower one on base missing) and a flat pull-off lid. The oval miniature depicts a wicker basket of flowers, including roses, delphiniums, primulas and nasturtiums, on a marble slab.
Major, the Hon. H.R. Broughton Bequest
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1973-04-06) by Broughton, Henry Rogers, Major the Hon.
18th Century, Late-19th Century, Mid#
Circa
1784
-
Before
1840
Jan Frans van Dael was Flemish but worked in Paris
French box with Flemish painting
Mount
composed of
metal
( possibly)
gold
( possibly)
Surface Of Mount
composed of
gold
( possibly)
Miniature
composed of
watercolour
bodycolour
card
Box
composed of
tortoise shell
Cover
composed of
glass
Box And Lid
Diameter 6.5 cm
Height 2.5 cm
Accession number: M.79 & A-1973
Primary reference Number: 1285
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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