Box cover / miniature

Description

Circular tortoise-shell bonbonniere decorated with pique pose decoration and set with a portrait of Charles III of Spain after Goya, the dog's collar inscribed 'Reyn Sc.': Italian or Spanish, late 18th or early 19th century

Museum reference

A.1943.161 A

Collection

Decorative and Applied Art

Object name

Box cover / miniature

Production information

Unknown
France, Western Europe
Unknown
Spain, Southern Europe

Date

Second half 18th century

Materials

Tortoiseshell

Physical description

Tortoise-shell; set with a portrait; border in gold pique

Associations

Depicted: Charles III, King of Spain, 1716 - 1788
Goya

Exhibitions

• Art of Living (08 Jul 2016)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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