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Silversmith: Unknown
Oval, silver box with tortoise shell lid and base; the lid inlaid with silver thread piqué work flowers and a bird
Silver with tortoise shell lid and base; the lid inlaid with silver thread piqué work. Oval with straight sides, projecting moulded edges and a projecting hinge. The top of the almost flat lid is decorated with a vignette of stylised flowers and a bird in an oval wavy cartouche.
History note: Not known before testator
L.C.G. Clarke Bequest, 1960
Height: 1.5 cm
Length: 7.9 cm
Width: 5.6 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1960-12-13) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray
18th Century, Early#
1700
-
1730
The box does not bear a maker's mark
Lid And Base
composed of
tortoise shell
Inlay
composed of
silver
Mounts And Side
composed of
silver
Silver Piqué
Accession number: M.83-1961
Primary reference Number: 150690
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Snuff box" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/150690 Accessed: 2024-12-23 23:08:53
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University of Cambridge}}
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