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Goldsmith: George (Possibly)
Tortoise shell and gold; shaped rectangular with a gold piqué work Chinoiserie vignette
Tortoise shell and gold; the shaped rectangular gold box has a hinged lid. The lid and base are set with tortoise shell plaques within moulded gold borders. The tortoise shell lid is decorated with a gold piqué work Chinoiserie vignette of a man in Oriental dress with two dwarves, one playing a horn and the other with an exotic bird, on a staircase and surrounded by exotic trees and flowers. The base is similarly decorated with a smaller vignette of hoho bird and tree.
History note: Bought at The Hague in July 1902
L.C.G. Clarke Bequest, 1960
Height: 1.4 cm
Length: 8.3 cm
Width: 6.4 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1960-12-13) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray
18th Century, Early#
Louis XIV or Louis XV
After
1717
-
Circa
1722
Base
composed of
tortoise shell
Lid
composed of
tortoise shell
Box
composed of
gold
Piqué Work
composed of
gold
Inscription present: a fleur-de-lis in a lozenge-shaped cartouche
Inscription present: a dolphin in a triangular cartouche
Accession number: M.73-1961
Primary reference Number: 150683
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/150683 Accessed: 2024-12-22 06:14:18
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