IDENTIFIERS
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id:	150654
accession number:	PER.M.359 & A-1923

DATE AUDIT
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created:	Saturday 6 August 2011
updated:	Wednesday 24 October 2012

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: Horn, carved and pressed.  Elongated oval with straight sides.  The top of the pull-off lid depicting a view of the city of Rouen, including the river, bridge and cathedral; at the top in relief is the legend 'LA VILLE DE ROUEN'.  The base is pressed with a diaper-work pattern, alternate lozenges containing stripes and a star.
object type: oval, horn box pressed with a view of Rouen
title:	snuff box

NOTES
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type: history note
value: not known before testator


LICENSING
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text license status:	CC0
image license status:	CC-BY-NC-SA

OWNERSHIP
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instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum
department: Applied Arts
collection:	Spencer George Perceval Collection
creditline: Spencer George Perceval Bequest

STABLE URL
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url:	https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/150654


SUBJECTS
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Rouen
Rouen



TECHNIQUES
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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.
carving
TECHNIQUES
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pressing
TECHNIQUES
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heating

CATEGORIES
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category: boxes

DATING
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creation date:	1700 - 1800
creation date earliest:	1700
creation date latest:	1800
culture:	18th Century

CREATORS
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maker: Unknown

DIMENSIONS
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dimension: Height
units: cm
value: 3.0

dimension: Length
units: cm
value: 13.0

dimension: Width
units: cm
value: 7.0



CITATIONS
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Jean Obrisset
Sotheby's Sale Catalogue, 28 July 1980
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