Artist: Pol, Christiaen van, miniaturist - Dutch artist, 1752-1813; Date(s): circa 1772 - before 1813; Classification(s): miniature (painting), box, The shell of a turtle (known as tortoiseshell) was carved, heated and pressed to form a box , which which was lined with thin gilt metal sheet. Gilt metal mounts were glued to the rims. The miniature was painted on card 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.122 & A-1973]
Description: tortoise-shell with miniature of an urn of flowers and a nest on a slab in a Classical landscape
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