Maker: Obrisset, John (Possibly)
Oval, horn box pressed with a vignette of a cock fight
Horn, carved and pressed. Oval with straight sides. The top of pull-off lid depicting two cockerels fighting, with a hen and several chickens in the foreground. The initials 'OB' are pressed near the lower right edge.
Spencer George Perceval Bequest
Height: 3.5 cm
Length: 10.3 cm
Width: 8.0 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1922) by Perceval, Spencer George
18th Century, Early#
1705
CE
-
1728
CE
John Obrisset was the son of a Huguenot ivory worker from Dieppe. With his family he emigrated to England circa 1686, and flourished from 1705 to 1728.
Carving
: The base, sides and lid were carved from horn. The pieces were then heated and pressed to form flat sheets, moulding or pressed patterns before being glued to form a box, which was then stained, possibly to resemble bronze.
Staining
Pressing
Heating
Accession number: PER.M.355 & A-1923
Primary reference Number: 150648
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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