IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 2769 accession number: M.125 & A-1973 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Saturday 6 August 2011 updated: Friday 13 December 2019 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: Tortoise-shell set with a miniature in bodycolour and watercolour on card, mounted under glass in gilt metal. The circular box has straight sides and an almost flat pull-off lid with gilt metal rim mounts. The circular miniature depicts a chaffinch on a nest, a greenfinch, a spray of flowers, including roses, delphiniums and narcissi, with peaches, grapes and a stone urn on a marble slab. object type: tortoise-shell with miniature of flowers, fruit, two birds and stone urn on a marble slab title: box NOTES ----- type: history note value: not known before testator LICENSING --------- text license status: CC0 image license status: CC-BY-NC-SA OWNERSHIP --------- instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum department: Applied Arts collection: Major, the Hon. H.R. Broughton creditline: Major, the Hon. H.R. Broughton Bequest STABLE URL ---------- url: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/2769 SUBJECTS ------------------- chaffinch greenfinch rose delphinium narcissi peach grape plant chaffinch greenfinch rose delphinium narcissi peach grape plant CATEGORIES ------ category: miniature (painting) category: boxes DATING ------ creation date: 1753 - 1777 creation date earliest: 1753 creation date latest: 1777 culture: 18th Century, third quarter# CREATORS -------- maker: de Mailly, R. maker: Unknown IMAGES surrogate: large format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa24/M_125_1973_20_281_29.jpg height: 760 pixels width: 722 pixels surrogate: mid format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa24/mid_M_125_1973_20_281_29.jpg height: 526 pixels width: 500 pixels surrogate: original format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa24/M_125_1973_20_281_29.jpg height: 760 pixels width: 722 pixels surrogate: preview format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa24/preview_M_125_1973_20_281_29.jpg height: 263 pixels width: 250 pixels surrogate: large format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa24/M_125_1973_20_282_29.jpg height: 645 pixels width: 760 pixels surrogate: mid format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa24/mid_M_125_1973_20_282_29.jpg height: 424 pixels width: 500 pixels surrogate: original format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa24/M_125_1973_20_282_29.jpg height: 645 pixels width: 760 pixels surrogate: preview format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa24/preview_M_125_1973_20_282_29.jpg height: 212 pixels width: 250 pixels