1592961181000 1312637261000 Standard Record object-150752 1755194557681 1714399875000 1755194515997 adlib fitz-online adlib-object-150752 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/150752 134caafa-d8d1-377f-8893-5296ead46b0c 5 reference agent-182735 adlib-agent-182735 1edd1457-5dba-31a8-8945-4acb03616d1e Queen of Portugal reference agent-183290 adlib-agent-183290 7c05239e-1c60-3c0f-8141-55c31c47347e Lord Byron reference agent-182734 adlib-agent-182734 97515735-65e4-3498-a538-5a7e09eb722b Dr. Willis reference term-110356 adlib-term-110356 8d05cb33-74bb-3662-85eb-e320b21f776d boxes reference term-31734 adlib-term-31734 32f0e347-7ed1-33e5-b730-65f124f9d959 tortoise shell Box reference term-32923 adlib-term-32923 80451834-13fc-3c48-9d3a-2ecb13f8d1b2 mother-of-pearl reference term-39593 adlib-term-39593 e3e2a3f8-2433-3f63-9bcf-e776644d312d gold reference term-39778 adlib-term-39778 8bd60ed6-968d-3faf-8ad5-b4e4ee9bb245 silver Inlay Diameter cm 7.8 Height cm 2.5 Box And Lid Mother-of-pearl reference term-27645 adlib-term-27645 c489df47-4067-3e45-80d3-a0c71cedaaf8 inlay (process) Piqué Work reference term-27645 adlib-term-27645 c489df47-4067-3e45-80d3-a0c71cedaaf8 inlay (process) Tortoise Shell the tortoise shell was carved from a turtle shell, which was then heated and pressed to form the parts of a box, which were glued together. The lid and borders were inlaid with gold and silver piqué work and mother-of-pearl. reference term-98865 adlib-term-98865 aeb90103-2708-3cdf-abc1-219c45a070e9 carving Tortoiseshell reference term-26719 adlib-term-26719 1282a270-5a3b-3285-a698-e2b46e8f3197 pressing Applied Arts circular tortoise shell box inlaid with gold and silver piqué work and mother-of-pearl armorials and military emblems Tortoise shell inlaid with red and yellow gold and silver piqué work and mother-of-pearl armorials and military emblems. Circular with straight sides and moulded borders. The top of the flat pull-off lid is decorated with the crown and coat-of-arms of the Queen of Portugal above trophies of war, including standards, armour and drums, surrounded by swags and scrolling foliage. The moulded borders are inlaid with gold to resemble a rope edge. M.2 & A-1953 1 accession number M.2 & A-1953 150752 priref 150752 uri https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/150752 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/150752 reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum Given by Mrs M. Besant reference agent-176442 adlib-agent-176442 cb955482-8d46-3b78-b2f0-6a9df9677452 Besant, M. 1953 1953 1953-04-23 given Entry date: 1953-04-23 1777 1777 CE 1777 after 1777 1800 1 1800 CE 1800 circa 1800 maker reference agent-149652 adlib-agent-149652 0d4f90dc-b166-3d4b-b0db-25f4118b6e98 Unknown reference term-121310 adlib-term-121310 5e488133-3cf0-3e4a-8ec1-844b07079193 18th Century, Late reference term-120306 adlib-term-120306 4c444129-3d8c-340f-bfbd-b4d82e5cbd17 literal France France country possibly France 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 reference term-128337 adlib-term-128337 de978567-35ec-3a8a-bd16-24aa8a34eb08 piqué work category history note Said to be a present from the Queen to Dr Willis (a forbear of the donor), who attended her when suffering from a mental disease; lost from the family, seen and bought at Christies by Mr Besant. reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum object name reference term-110685 adlib-term-110685 8276927b-4e86-3f5b-ac3c-264cf64e51ed standard object name reference term-109374 adlib-term-109374 b50babd4-ee46-3060-9888-0bbaea75defd drum object name reference term-22235 adlib-term-22235 fa625ee3-a6f9-3a3e-bc2e-f55a64c8995d trumpet object name reference term-106608 adlib-term-106608 85afe28f-82f6-3c45-843f-9fa087e98260 armour literal standard standard literal drum drum literal trumpet trumpet literal armour armour

reference term-117366 adlib-term-117366 378ecbe6-ac1b-3780-9c78-2b67f93574d8 snuff box

snuff box object OBJECT