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Locket with portrait miniature of James Marlay, aged 12
Maker: Unknown
Gold, ivory, painting and glass. Locket in the form of a triptych. Back and front chased with flowering foliate design. Inside, in the centre, a miniature portrait of James Marlay, aged twelve, the brother of C.B. Marlay. On either side, but not under glass, as above, a painting on ivory of a kneeling angel by an unknown artist, c. 1840.
History note: Unknown before testator
C.B. Marlay Bequest
Height: 7.0 mm
Length: 43.0 mm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
19th Century
Circa
1840
-
Circa
1900
James Marlay was the second son of Lieutenant Colonel George Marlay and his wife, Catherine A.L. Tisdall, whom he had married in 1828. George Marlay died two years later, and James was drowned at the age of thirteen.
Part
composed of
gold
ivory
glass
When Closed
Width 25.0 mm
When Open
Width 46.0 mm
Miniature
Accession number: MAR.M.293-1912
Primary reference Number: 45842
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Locket with portrait miniature of James Marlay, aged 12" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/45842 Accessed: 2024-12-18 19:24:24
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