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Queen Elizabeth I 1533-1603
Miniaturist: Hilliard, Nicholas
History note: A. Wylies; F. Leverton Harris
Height: 58 mm
Width: 45 mm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1926) by Harris, Frederick Leverton
1595 CE - 1600 CE
Frame
composed of
enamel
( champlevé enamels, single colour.
Optically appear opaque black, actually a translucent dark blue.)
gilded
copper alloy
Support
composed of
vellum (skin)
( on card)
Frame Cover
composed of
glass
( slightly domed)
Miniature
Accession number: 3761
Primary reference Number: 17991
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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