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Miniaturist:
Dael, Jan Frans van
Box maker:
Unknown
Boxwood with miniature of a basket of pink roses on a marble slab
Boxwood set with a miniature in oil on white glass or marble, mounted under glass in gilt metal. The circular box has moulded edges and straight sides and an almost flat screw-off lid. The circular miniature depicts a wicker basket of pink roses, 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
Miniature
composed of
glass
( possibly)
marble
( possibly)
oil paint
Mount
composed of
metal
Box
composed of
boxwood
Surface Of Mount
composed of
gold
Cover
composed of
glass
Box And Lid
Diameter 8.4 cm
Height 1.6 cm
Accession number: M.117 & A-1973
Primary reference Number: 1297
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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