Box and Lid
ca. 1667 (made)
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Object Type
This box may have contained a miniature portrait or possibly even snuff. Nothing is known of its owner, Joan Bacon, except that she supported the monarchy.
Design
The box bears the coat of arms of Charles II, who reigned from 1660 to 1685.
Materials & Making
Boxwood is a close-grained hardwood particularly suited to small and intricate carving. Its colour ranges from yellow to orange-brown and when polished it develops a shiny surface. Box was then grown in south-east England and John Evelyn, in Silva: or A Discourse on Forest-Trees (1662), said it was 'of special use for the turner, engraver, carver who give great prices for it by weight, as well as measure'.
This box may have contained a miniature portrait or possibly even snuff. Nothing is known of its owner, Joan Bacon, except that she supported the monarchy.
Design
The box bears the coat of arms of Charles II, who reigned from 1660 to 1685.
Materials & Making
Boxwood is a close-grained hardwood particularly suited to small and intricate carving. Its colour ranges from yellow to orange-brown and when polished it develops a shiny surface. Box was then grown in south-east England and John Evelyn, in Silva: or A Discourse on Forest-Trees (1662), said it was 'of special use for the turner, engraver, carver who give great prices for it by weight, as well as measure'.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Carved boxwood |
| Brief description | BOX carved with the Royal Arms; England; ca. 1667 |
| Physical description | Oval box and lid of boxwood, carved with the initials 'C R' and the royal arms of Great Britain and Ireland. It is engraved inside the lid with 'Ioan Bacon her Box: 1667. The bottom is engraved with a heraldic rose with stem and leaves. |
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| Gallery label | British Galleries:
The maker of this box carved Charles II's Royal Arms on its lid. Royal coats of arms decorated everything from jewellery to ceilings throughout this period. People like Joan Bacon, who owned the box in 1667, might have acquired such items to display her loyalty to the King.(27/03/2003) |
| Object history | RP: 26/9757 Croft Lyons Bequest |
| Historical context | This box may have contained a miniature portrait or possibly even snuff. |
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| Summary | Object Type This box may have contained a miniature portrait or possibly even snuff. Nothing is known of its owner, Joan Bacon, except that she supported the monarchy. Design The box bears the coat of arms of Charles II, who reigned from 1660 to 1685. Materials & Making Boxwood is a close-grained hardwood particularly suited to small and intricate carving. Its colour ranges from yellow to orange-brown and when polished it develops a shiny surface. Box was then grown in south-east England and John Evelyn, in Silva: or A Discourse on Forest-Trees (1662), said it was 'of special use for the turner, engraver, carver who give great prices for it by weight, as well as measure'. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.826:1, 2-1926 |
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| Record created | March 27, 2003 |
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