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Box


Plain turned ivory lid from a miniature portrait ivory box.

Object details

Object type
Box
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Base
  • Box
  • Lid
  • Box
Materials and techniques
Turned ivory
Ivory
Brief description
Base and lid of an ivory box which formerly housed a miniature by Nicholas Hilliard (P.4:1-1974), part of the Radnor Collection.
Physical description
Plain turned ivory lid from a miniature portrait ivory box.
Associated object
P.4:1-1974
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
P.4:2, 3-1974

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Record createdAugust 18, 2017
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1410229/box/
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