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Miniaturist:
Vallayer-Coster, Anne
Box maker:
Unknown
Boxwood lined with tortoise-shell, with miniature of flowers
Boxwood and tortoise-shell set with a miniature in bodycolour on card, varnished and mounted under glass. The circular box has slightly concave sides and a slightly domed pull-off lid. The interior is lined in tortoise-shell. The circular miniature depicts a bowl of flowers, including roses, on the corner of a marble table.
Major, the Hon. H.R. Broughton Bequest
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1973-12) by Broughton, Henry Rogers, Major the Hon.
18th Century, Mid-19th Century, Early#
Circa
1764
-
Before
1818
Miniature
composed of
bodycolour
card
varnish
Lining
composed of
tortoise shell
Box
composed of
boxwood
Cover
composed of
glass
Whole Box
Diameter 9.0 cm
Height 2.4 cm
Accession number: M.57 & A-1973
Primary reference Number: 2560
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Box" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/2560 Accessed: 2024-12-23 03:03:13
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University of Cambridge}}
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