Artist: Pol, Christiaen van, miniaturist - Dutch artist, 1752-1813; Date(s): circa 1798 - before 1809; Classification(s): miniature (painting), box, The shell of a turtle (known as tortoiseshell) was carved, heated and pressed to form the parts of a box, which were glued together, and to which gold mounts were pinned and glued. The miniature was painted on card and set under glass with a gold mount.; Acquisition: bequeathed by Broughton, Major the Hon. H.R., 1973-04-06, Major, the Hon. H.R. Broughton Bequest [M.106 & A-1973]
Description: tortoise-shell with oval miniature of a vase of flowers and basket of fruit
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