IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 150636 accession number: PER.M.346 & A-1923 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Saturday 6 August 2011 updated: Monday 29 April 2024 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: Brass and silver, rectangular with engraved decoration. The slightly domed lid is is hinged and set with a pierced and engraved silver plaque to the top and a brass one below. The upper silver plaque is divided into four panels, each representing a season, with a couple in a vignette skating, fishing, gardening or harvesting. The lower brass plaque is pierced and engraved with angels and an angel's mask round a scrolled cartouche depicting a man supporting an angel. The plaque in the base is divided into four pierced and engraved panels representing the four continents, with a man and horse for Europe, an Arab and camel for Asia, a man with a quiver of arrows and a lion for Africa and an native American with an animal - possibly a dog - for America. The sides and mounts of the box are engraved with panels of scrolling foliage. The hinge is broken and two retaining mounts are missing. object type: brass and silver, rectangular; the lid and base set with openwork silver plaques title: box LICENSING --------- text license status: CC0 image license status: CC-BY-NC-SA OWNERSHIP --------- instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum department: Applied Arts collection: Spencer George Perceval Collection creditline: Spencer George Perceval Bequest STABLE URL ---------- url: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/150636 PEOPLE ------------------- angel SUBJECTS ------------------- seasons continents horse camel lion dog skating fishing gardening harvesting seasons continents horse camel lion dog skating fishing gardening harvesting CATEGORIES ------ category: boxes DATING ------ creation date: 1680 - 1700 creation date earliest: 1680 creation date latest: 1700 culture: 17th Century, Late CREATORS -------- maker: Unknown DIMENSIONS ---------- dimension: Height units: cm value: 2.7 dimension: Length units: cm value: 12.5 dimension: Width units: cm value: 5.5