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Miniaturist:
Unknown
Box maker:
Unknown
Boxwood lined with tortoise-shell, with miniature of a stone urn of flowers and nest of eggs
Boxwood and tortoise-shell set with a miniature in bodycolour on card, mounted under glass in gold. The circular box has straight sides with moulded edges, and a slightly domed pull-off lid. The interior is lined in tortoise-shell. The circular miniature depicts a carved stone urn of flowers, including roses, poppies and auriculas, next to a bird's nest of three eggs and two droplets of water, on the corner of a marble slab.
Major, the Hon. H.R. Broughton Bequest
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1973-12) by Broughton, Henry Rogers, Major the Hon.
18th Century, Late-19th Century, Early#
1780
-
1840
Miniature
composed of
bodycolour
card
Lining
composed of
tortoise shell
Box
composed of
boxwood
Mount
composed of
gold
Cover
composed of
glass
Box And Lid
Diameter 8.0 cm
Height 3.1 cm
Accession number: M.90 & A-1973
Primary reference Number: 2668
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/2668 Accessed: 2024-11-14 09:50:10
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University of Cambridge}}
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