1592961181000 1312637261000 Standard Record object-150686 1755194523724 1348137418000 1755194515997 adlib fitz-online adlib-object-150686 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/150686 f8390240-bdf9-3dea-bd33-126c8a30ffeb 4 reference term-110356 adlib-term-110356 8d05cb33-74bb-3662-85eb-e320b21f776d boxes reference term-117089 adlib-term-117089 70d59fbc-64f7-304e-a336-bf6d65a433a8 Louis C. G. Clarke reference term-39593 adlib-term-39593 e3e2a3f8-2433-3f63-9bcf-e776644d312d gold Box reference term-91170 adlib-term-91170 d49ca0b4-ccae-3039-afe0-882c186cff25 glass Base reference term-91170 adlib-term-91170 d49ca0b4-ccae-3039-afe0-882c186cff25 glass Lid Applied Arts gold and glass; circular gold box with blue glass base and lid set with a medal Gold and glass; circular with straight sides and a pull-off lid. The lid and recessed base of the box are of dark blue glass; the sides and mounts are of gold. Set in the centre of the lid is a gold (or gilt metal) medal with convex glass over the upper surface and flat glass covering the underside. Round the edges of the lid and base and round the medal are gold borders chased with flowers and leaves on a striated ground. Round the join are narrow bands of bright-cut engraving. The interior walls of the box are lined with gold. The medal depicts on the obverse a bust facing the left of Madame Elisabeth of France with the legend above and to the sides 'ELISABETH DE FRANCE', signed underneath 'LOOS'. The reverse - visible on the inside of the lid - depicts an eagle attacking a dove which is chained to a rock on which are the words 'LE / 10 MAI / 1794'; round the edge is the legend 'CES LOUPS SANS S'EMOUVOIR REGARDENT LES FAULCONS DU SANG DE LA COLUMBE ARROSER LE VALLONS'. M.76 & A-1961 1 accession number M.76 & A-1961 150686 priref 150686 uri https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/150686 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/150686 ?G with a fleur-de-lis between and a crown above on the bezel struck maker's mark L crowned on the bezel struck warden's mark two interlaced 'L's on the bezel struck charge mark the head of a parrot on the bezel struck discharge mark on the inside wall of the box scratched 194 L/Mo / YY/G? retailer's mark reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum L.C.G. Clarke Bequest, 1960 reference agent-149875 adlib-agent-149875 89f52d0e-b912-3dc9-8b2c-61d6aa011b16 Clarke, Louis Colville Gray 1960 1960 1960-12-13 bequeathed Entry date: 1961-04-27 1787 1787 1787 1787 1788 1 1788 1788 1788 box maker reference agent-183282 adlib-agent-183282 d97711b2-3800-3a46-a981-68b03f168bcb ?G The marks on the box predate the medal, so either the medal is a later addition or the box was made from gold which was already hallmarked. reference term-106779 adlib-term-106779 f0706fcd-d94c-3987-bcb5-f7f794332b6a 18th Century, Late reference term-129470 adlib-term-129470 8353db27-fba9-33c1-94a1-f268fd2a2d21 literal France France country Paris Diameter cm 6.7 Height cm 2.8 reference media-125341 adlib-media-125341 4979a580-9b71-3fe6-bdce-27f1e653552b jpeg aa/aa24/M_76_1961_20_281_29.jpg 1 height pixels 760 width pixels 696 1616252476467 1 image jpeg aa/aa24/mid_M_76_1961_20_281_29.jpg 1 height pixels 546 width pixels 500 1616252476467 1 image jpeg aa/aa24/M_76_1961_20_281_29.jpg 1 height pixels 760 width pixels 696 1616252476467 1 image jpeg aa/aa24/preview_M_76_1961_20_281_29.jpg 1 height pixels 273 width pixels 250 1616252476467 1 image 0 media image reference media-125342 adlib-media-125342 958b122a-f985-3fca-ad57-189b948fe251 jpeg aa/aa24/M_76_1961_20_282_29.jpg 1 height pixels 684 width pixels 760 1616267449442 1 image jpeg aa/aa24/mid_M_76_1961_20_282_29.jpg 1 height pixels 450 width pixels 500 1616267449442 1 image jpeg aa/aa24/M_76_1961_20_282_29.jpg 1 height pixels 684 width pixels 760 1616267449442 1 image jpeg aa/aa24/preview_M_76_1961_20_282_29.jpg 1 height pixels 225 width pixels 250 1616267449442 1 image 1 media image reference term-117366 adlib-term-117366 378ecbe6-ac1b-3780-9c78-2b67f93574d8 snuff box object name reference term-42545 adlib-term-42545 d3d48b12-e5ee-30fb-94d0-acf8a3f38f8e objets de vertu category history note not known before testator reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum reference publication-6529 adlib-publication-6529 d805f59f-0513-32ea-998f-093101d2b587 Trésor de Numismatique et de Glyptique Ou Recueil Général De Medailles, Monnaies, Pierres Graves, Bas-Reliefs, etc..... Medailles de la Revoloution Francasie reference term-8399 adlib-term-8399 6611ae15-9298-340e-8c20-9fc4c7a76bf8 French

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