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Description: | Artist: Schier, Mlle L'ainee, miniaturist; Date(s): 1812 - 1819; Classification(s): miniature (painting), box, The shell of a turtle (known as tortoiseshell) was carved, heated and pressed to form a box. The miniature was painted, probably on card, varnished and set under glass with a gilt metal mount.; Acquisition: bequeathed by Broughton, Major the Hon. H.R., 1973-04-06, Major, the Hon. H.R. Broughton Bequest [M.81 & A-1973]
Description: tortoise-shell with miniature of flowers in gilt basket | Format: | text/html | License: | http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/terms.htm | Publisher: | The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK | Rights holder: | The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK | Subjects: | miniature (painting) Schier, Mlle L'ainee box | Temporal: | name=early 19th Century; start=1812; end=1819 | Source: | Fitzwilliam Museum | Creator: | The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK | Identifier: | http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/opacdire... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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