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Miniaturist:
Bone, Henry
(School of)
Box maker:
Unknown
Tortoise-shell, oval with miniature of a spray flowers on a mauve ground
Tortoise-shell with a miniature in enamel on copper, mounted in silver. The oval box has straight sides with moulded borders, a silver rim mount and a slightly domed pull-off lid. The oval miniature depicts a spray of flowers including roses, tulips and iris, on a mauve ground.
Major, the Hon. H.R. Broughton Bequest
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1973-12) by Broughton, Henry Rogers, Major the Hon.
19th Century, Early#
Production date:
circa
AD 1820
Box
composed of
tortoise shell
Miniature
composed of
enamel
copper
Mount
composed of
silver
Box And Lid
Height 3.1 cm
Length 11.5 cm
Width 8.8 cm
Accession number: M.83 & A-1973
Primary reference Number: 3128
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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