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Maker: Unknown
Gilt metal box, the lid set with a panel of agate
Gilt metal and agate; of shaped cartouche form with bombé sides and a hinged lid. The gilt metal box is embossed and chased with an all-over pattern of flowers and foliage within scrolling panels. Round the rim of the lid is an applied moulded band, and in the centre is a large shaped plaque of grey agate. The base stands on three applied low feet in the form of flowerheads.
History note: Unknown before testator
Spencer George Perceval Bequest
Height: 2.8 cm
Length: 7.7 cm
Width: 6.4 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1922) by Perceval, Spencer George
18th Century, Mid
Production date:
circa
AD 1750
Box
composed of
metal
Plaque
composed of
agate
Surface Of Box
composed of
gold
Accession number: PER.M.353-1923
Primary reference Number: 150640
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Snuff box" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/150640 Accessed: 2024-12-23 04:56:48
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