Box
1817-1818 (made)
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Four colour gold box, engine turned and chased, engraved on the inside of the lid with an inscription recording the presentation to the composer Charles Gounod by Queen Victoria in 1871, with a maker's mark for Alexander James Strachan and London hallmarks for 1817-18
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Engine turned and chased four colour gold |
| Brief description | England, London, 1817-18; mark of Alexander James Strachan Varicoloured gold, engine-turned and chased Presented by Queen Victoria to the composer Charles Gounod in 1871 |
| Physical description | Four colour gold box, engine turned and chased, engraved on the inside of the lid with an inscription recording the presentation to the composer Charles Gounod by Queen Victoria in 1871, with a maker's mark for Alexander James Strachan and London hallmarks for 1817-18 |
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| Credit line | Given in memory of his wife Sallie by A. Kenneth Snowman |
| Object history | Historical significance: Presented by Queen Victoria to the composer Charles Gounod (1818-1893) in 1871. Gounod had taken refuge in Britain from the Franco-Prussian war. He played and sang for Queen Victoria at Osborne House on the 18th March 1871. On the 1st May he conducted the first performance of his elegy 'Gallia' at the Albert Hall to mark the opening of the International Exhibition. |
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| Accession number | M.32:1, 2-1996 |
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| Record created | July 5, 2005 |
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