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Description: | Artist: Unknown, maker; Date(s): 1730 - 1760; Classification(s): boxes, snuff box, carving, The tortoise shell was carved from a turtle shell, which was heated and pressed to form the parts of a box, which were glued together. The lid and base were inlaid with gold piqué point work. The painting was painted in bodycolour, probably on card. It was set in the lid under glass with a gilt metal mount. The mount was pinned to the hinge and the mount in the base.; Acquisition: given by Burkill, J.C., Mrs & Dr, 1984-07-23, Given by Dr & Mrs J.C. Burkill [M.58-1984]
Description: Tortoise shell with chased gilt metal mounts, inlaid gold piqué point work and a painted polychrome vignette in bodycolour, probably on card, under glass. Oval with straight sides with projecting edges and a projecting hinge. The top of the lid is decorated with a flowering tree, rocks, plants and a dragonfly. The base is decorated with a simpler image of a plant, cloud and dragonfly. The interior of the lid is painted with a lady seated before her dressing table and mirror; she reads a letter whilst attended by a coloured servant bringing chocolate or coffee. The thumbpiece and mount of the lid are chased with stylized foliage and flower heads. | 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: | Unknown boxes snuff box | Temporal: | name=mid 18th Century; start=1730; end=1760 | 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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