Production: Unknown
Rectangular wooden box with hinged cover, veneered with tortoiseshell and ivory on three sides, with silver mounts and lock plate engraved with flowers. The interior lined at a later date with pink silk, quilted over cotton wool.
Label inside lid: 'H. C. Foot Collection at 36 High Street, Oxford'
A piece has broken off the lock plate. Several of the tortoiseshell panels have sprung
History note: H. C. Foot Collection, 36 High Street, Oxford.
Given by John Tillotson, Esq., M.A., in memory of his mother.
Depth: 31.3 cm
Height: 10.5 cm
Length: 46.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Given by Tillotson, John
17th Century, Late
Circa
1675
-
Circa
1700
Lining
composed of
silk
Veneer
composed of
tortoise shell
ivory
Accession number: M.22-1983
Primary reference Number: 98243
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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