IDENTIFIERS
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id:	2957
accession number:	M.71 & A-1973

DATE AUDIT
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created:	Saturday 6 August 2011
updated:	Friday 13 December 2019

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: Tortoise-shell set with a miniature in watercolour and bodycolour on card, mounted under glass in gilt metal.  The circular box has straight sides and a flat pull-off lid.  The circular miniature depicts a small bird watching a butterfly while standing on the rim of a two-handled urn, below are a nest of five eggs and a wicker basket of flowers, including roses, delphiniums, morning glory, narcissi and a crown imperial lily, all on a marble slab.
object type: tortoise-shell with miniature of a bird, bird's nest, urn and flowers in a wicker basket
title:	box

LICENSING
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text license status:	CC0
image license status:	CC-BY-NC-SA

OWNERSHIP
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instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum
department: Applied Arts
collection:	Major, the Hon. H.R. Broughton
creditline: Major, the Hon. H.R. Broughton Bequest

STABLE URL
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url:	https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/2957


SUBJECTS
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bird
butterfly
rose
delphinium
morning glory
narcissi
crown imperial lily
plant
bird
butterfly
rose
delphinium
morning glory
narcissi
crown imperial lily
plant



CATEGORIES
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category: miniature (painting)
category: boxes

DATING
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creation date:	1761 - 1827
creation date earliest:	1761
creation date latest:	1827
culture:	18th Century, Late-19th Century, Early#

CREATORS
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maker: Sauvage, Charles-Gabriel
maker: Unknown


IMAGES

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