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Maker: Unknown
Navette-shaped tortoise shell box mounted in gold with a pressed horn plaque of a female head
Tortoise shell mounted in gold; the lid set with a pressed horn (or composition) oval plaque of a female head in a gilt metal mount; the interior of the lid set with a mirror. The pointed oval (navette-shaped) box has straight sides and flat lid with gold rim mounts and a gold recessed hinge near one end.
History note: Unknown before testator
Spencer George Perceval Bequest
Height: 1.9 cm
Length: 9.7 cm
Width: 4.1 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1922) by Perceval, Spencer George
18th Century, Late
1780
CE
-
1800
CE
Intaglio
composed of
hardstone
Box
composed of
tortoise shell
Mounts And Hinge
composed of
gold
Hardstone
Tortoiseshell
Accession number: PER.M.351-1923
Primary reference Number: 150647
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Toothpick case" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/150647 Accessed: 2024-12-22 15:53:15
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