British School, 19th century
Queen Victoria (1819-1901) c. 1837-8
Enamel, tortoise shell, pierced gold | 4.2 x 3.2 cm (sight) | RCIN 19525
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Rectangular tortoiseshell and gold-mounted box with rounded corners, the lid mounted with an enamel miniature: Queen Victoria, bust-length, in State robes with the ribbon and star of the Order of the Garter and the badge of the Order of the Bath; the small crown rests on a purple cushion in the background.
By a second-order enamellist working c.1837 – 8, this miniature of Queen Victoria derives from a popular print of around the time of the Queen's accession in 1837.Provenance
First recorded in the Royal Collection during the reign of HM Queen Elizabeth II
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Enamel, tortoise shell, pierced gold
Measurements
4.2 x 3.2 cm (sight)
3.0 x 10.7 x 7.4 cm (whole object)
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