15929970320001312637261000Standard Recordobject-150676170197593546415643952100001701975718956fitz-onlineadlib-object-150676https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/150676b13758dc-bef4-340f-a070-90fc1b8cdd8e4personreferenceagent-182705adlib-agent-1827051188f004-b7fe-38a5-8820-6542d84ec52eWilliam III and Queen Maryreferenceterm-110356adlib-term-1103568d05cb33-74bb-3662-85eb-e320b21f776dboxesreferenceterm-117089adlib-term-11708970d59fbc-64f7-304e-a336-bf6d65a433a8Louis C. G. Clarkereferenceterm-31734adlib-term-3173432f0e347-7ed1-33e5-b730-65f124f9d959tortoise shellBoxThe tortoise shell was carved from a turtle shell, which was heated and pressed to form the lid and base. The portrait bust was stamped and chased and glued or pinned to the lid. A twisted silver wire soldered round the groove in the base beneath the rim. The silver hinge was pinned to the lid and base.referenceterm-98865adlib-term-98865aeb90103-2708-3cdf-abc1-219c45a070e9carvingreferenceterm-26719adlib-term-267191282a270-5a3b-3285-a698-e2b46e8f3197pressingreferenceterm-39778adlib-term-397788bd60ed6-968d-3faf-8ad5-b4e4ee9bb245silverMountsreferenceterm-39778adlib-term-397788bd60ed6-968d-3faf-8ad5-b4e4ee9bb245silverPortraitreferenceterm-126609adlib-term-12660963f013fd-28dc-3389-941f-78661198d974stampingreferenceterm-29641adlib-term-296412cca4338-6a77-3f63-9174-0a137a118930chasingHingereferenceterm-29409adlib-term-29409f1f4145c-3fc8-365a-9df5-c7f7131d3bc2engravingApplied Artsoval, bombé-shaped pressed tortoise shell box with silver portrait bust of William III and Queen MaryPressed tortoise shell with stamped, chased and engraved silver. Oval bombé-shaped with fluted lid and base. The hinge on a long side is engraved with stylised flowers. The top of the lid is set with a silver double portrait bust of William III and Queen Mary in relief. The base has a twisted silver wire round the rim.referenceexhibition-1357adlib-exhibition-13578a15ecb5-cc73-3950-8f70-75433bbc7369The Dutch ConnectionM.89-19611accession numberM.89-1961150676priref150676urihttps://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/150676https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/150676referenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumL.C.G. Clarke Bequest, 1960referenceagent-149875adlib-agent-14987589f52d0e-b912-3dc9-8b2c-61d6aa011b16Clarke, Louis Colville Gray196019601960-12-13bequeathedEntry date: 1961-04-27168916891689after16891725The silver does not bear any hallmarks117251725circa1725makerreferenceagent-149652adlib-agent-1496520d4f90dc-b166-3d4b-b0db-25f4118b6e98UnknownThe portrait bust of William III and Queen Mary based on the coronation medal of 1689 by George BowerThe silver does not bear a maker's markreferenceterm-110363adlib-term-110363c5f8ee2c-2176-3449-9e2c-a0b610f4e84a17th Century, Late-18th Century, Early#Heightcm2.7Lengthcm7.5Widthcm5.3referenceterm-106246adlib-term-1062463c8d7753-a7af-38fc-96e0-f16e7d46d3d0boxobject namereferenceterm-39778adlib-term-397788bd60ed6-968d-3faf-8ad5-b4e4ee9bb245silvercategoryreferenceterm-42545adlib-term-42545d3d48b12-e5ee-30fb-94d0-acf8a3f38f8eobjets de vertucategoryhistory noteunknown before testatorreferenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam Museumreferencepublication-5137adlib-publication-5137d0611b82-f728-31fe-9fc8-e38fb6d98ec5John Obrissetreferencepublication-4854adlib-publication-4854bede9978-1e73-3b67-aa07-3811a839c35fMedallic Illustrations of the History of Great Britain and Ireland to the Death of George II: Vol 1referencepublication-8633adlib-publication-8633e2fc256d-03fb-3aef-a2cd-b4c3bbd69e55Medallic Illustrations of the History of Great Britain and Ireland to the Death of George II: Vol 2referenceterm-8396adlib-term-8396715c235d-2fad-3b71-9a65-d5db65d1b9e0Englishactivityreferenceterm-24899adlib-term-248993292b9cd-3ae6-3136-8810-d990fb4b7532coronationliteralcoronationcoronationreferenceterm-106246adlib-term-1062463c8d7753-a7af-38fc-96e0-f16e7d46d3d0boxboxobject
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