[Captain James Cook - watercolour miniature on snuff-box]
[Captain James Cook - watercolour miniature on snuff-box]
About this item
Full title
Date
ca. 1900-1901 (dated from hallmark)
Call Numbers
MIN 81
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Physical Description
Contents
Drawings - 4.3 x 3.1 cm. (drawing, in framelines) - 8.4 x 6.6 cm. (snuff box) - 1 watercolour on card miniature set in a frame on the lid of an oval shaped silver snuff box. The outside of the frame is surrounded by 24 artificial gems of graduated sizes (one is missing) in a crescent shape.
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Issue Copy
Digitised
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Alternative Titles
Full title
[Captain James Cook - watercolour miniature on snuff-box]
Notes
General note
The assay mark of the anchor denotes that the object was manufactured in Birmingham and the lion motif denotes a standard of silver. The "b" symbol in a shield with a curved base indicates that it was produced ca. 1900-1901
This miniature was one of five of Captain Cook bequeathed by D.S. Mitchell in 1907. -- Reference: The Public Library of New...
Signature / Inscriptions
Stamped on inside of lid is the hallmark, "GU / [lion, one paw raised, facing left] / b"
Stamped inside snuff box, "GU / [anchor symbol] / [lion motif] / b"
Contextual Information
Source
Bequeathed by D.S. Mitchell, 1907.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
MIN 81
Record Identifier
9yM6NWp9
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9yM6NWp9
Other Identifiers
Reference code
431171
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