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Box: MAR.O.176-1912

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Box of a boat like shape and a flat top. With a turquoise blue ground, decorated in shades of green, red, blue, yellow and purple enamels. On the cover is a branch bearing foliage and fruits. On the sides are a hexagonal diaper with flower heads in the spaces. Gilt edges and base. Knob in the shape of gilt knot

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Charles Brinsley Marlay

Measurements and weight

Height: 5.4 cm
Length: 12.7 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Materials used in production

Ground colour
Gilt metal
Enamel

Techniques used in production

Cloisonné

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.O.176-1912
Primary reference Number: 201986
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Audit data

Created: Tuesday 30 June 2015 Updated: Wednesday 13 January 2016 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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/201986 Accessed: 2024-12-22 15:23:13

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