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Description: | Artist: Unknown, silversmith; Date(s): circa 1720; Classification(s): boxes, snuff box, carving, The tortoiseshell was carved from a turtle shell, which was heated and pressed to form the lid. The silver plaque was engraved. The silver parts of the box were soldered and the hinge was pinned to the base and soldered to the mount. The tortoise shell lid and the engraved portrait were set into the mounts, and the interior mount was inscribed.; Acquisition: given by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum, 1992-11-23, Given by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam [M.7-1992]
Description: oval, silver box; the underside of the tortoise shell lid set with a silver portrait of Prince James (The Old Pretender) | 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 | 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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