Maker: Unknown
Gilt metal, gold and enamel; egg-shaped box decorated in polychrome cloisonné enamels with rabbits, doves, birds and flowers on a dark blue ground. The lid screws off; the interior holds a gold thimble.
History note: Not known before testator
L.C.G. Clarke Bequest, 1960
Diameter: 3.5 cm
Height: 5.0 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1960-12-13) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray
20th Century
Circa
1800
-
1899
Accession number: M.95 & A-1961
Primary reference Number: 156364
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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