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Miniaturist:
Spaendonck, Gerard van
Box maker:
Unknown
Tortoise-shell with miniature of a vase of flowers, a bird and nest of eggs on a marble slab
Tortoise-shell set with a miniature in bodycolour and watercolour painted on card, set under glass with a gold or gilt metal mount. The circular box has straight sides with gold rim mounts and a flat pull-off lid. The circular miniature is recessed under the glass and held by a chased two-coloured gold or gilt metal mount. The miniature depicts a carved stone vase of flowers including roses, poppies, delphiniums and auriculas, on the right is a small chaffinch, on the left is a nest of five eggs, all on a marble slab.
History note: Not known before testator
Major, the Hon. H.R. Broughton bequest
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1973-04-06) by Broughton, Henry Rogers, Major the Hon.
18th Century, Late-19th Century, Early#
Circa
1766
-
Before
1822
Gerard van Spaendonck was Dutch but worked in Paris
French box with Dutch painting
Mount
composed of
gold
( possibly)
metal
Miniature
composed of
watercolour
bodycolour
card
Box
composed of
tortoise shell
Surface Of Mount
composed of
gold
Cover
composed of
glass
Box And Lid
Diameter 8.3 cm
Height 2.4 cm
Inscription present: not legible
Inscription present: not legible
Inscription present: 119
Accession number: M.102 & A-1973
Primary reference Number: 2016
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Box" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/2016 Accessed: 2024-04-19 09:26:54
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