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Actions	tortoiseshell trinket box Remove from selection Add to selection $Archived Images\I_numbers\I501-I1000\I905.01.JPG; I905; ;$ $Archived Images\I_numbers\I501-I1000\I905.02.JPG; I905; tortoiseshell trinket box; box, trinket$ $Archived Images\I_numbers\I501-I1000\I905.03.JPG; I905; tortoiseshell trinket box; box, trinket$ $Archived Images\I_numbers\I501-I1000\I905.04.JPG; I905; tortoiseshell trinket box; box, trinket$ $Archived Images\I_numbers\I501-I1000\I905.05.JPG; I905; tortoiseshell trinket box; box, trinket$ $Archived Images\I_numbers\I501-I1000\I905.06.JPG; I905; tortoiseshell trinket box; box, trinket$ Object numberI905 Titletortoiseshell trinket box Descriptiontortoiseshell trinket box, oval, radiating carved design on both lid and base. Lid has a central representation of a basket of fruit, base has an oval central image (a pineapple?). gilt clasp and hinge. Inside the lid recess is a tortoiseshell plate, which, when removed, reveals a painting of a sleeping nude woman reclining on a blue and a white draped robe beside a stream, attended by Cupid holding an arrow. To the right is a male figure, and the picture may be an illustration of the nymph Daphne being struck by Cupid's leaden arrow, which turns her against the god Apollo, who, through Cupid's malice, has been struck by Cupid's golden arrow and now loves Daphne. Early 19th century Production period19th century (early) Object namebox, trinket

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$Archived Images\I_numbers\I501-I1000\I905.02.JPG; I905; tortoiseshell trinket box; box, trinket$

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$Archived Images\I_numbers\I501-I1000\I905.04.JPG; I905; tortoiseshell trinket box; box, trinket$

$Archived Images\I_numbers\I501-I1000\I905.05.JPG; I905; tortoiseshell trinket box; box, trinket$

$Archived Images\I_numbers\I501-I1000\I905.06.JPG; I905; tortoiseshell trinket box; box, trinket$

Object numberI905

Titletortoiseshell trinket box

Descriptiontortoiseshell trinket box, oval, radiating carved design on both lid and base. Lid has a central representation of a basket of fruit, base has an oval central image (a pineapple?). gilt clasp and hinge. Inside the lid recess is a tortoiseshell plate, which, when removed, reveals a painting of a sleeping nude woman reclining on a blue and a white draped robe beside a stream, attended by Cupid holding an arrow. To the right is a male figure, and the picture may be an illustration of the nymph Daphne being struck by Cupid's leaden arrow, which turns her against the god Apollo, who, through Cupid's malice, has been struck by Cupid's golden arrow and now loves Daphne. Early 19th century

Production period19th century (early)

Object namebox, trinket

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