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Title(s)
Watercolor box.
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Published/Created
London : Newman, ca. 1825.
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Physical Description
1 paint box : rosewood ; 28 x 35 x 13 cm
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Holdings
Rare Books and Manuscripts
ND2422.B2 N49 Flat A
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Accessible in the Study Room [Request] -
Copyright Status
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Full YALE Library Record
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Classification
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
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Notes
Restricted fragile material. Use requires permission of the Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts.
The box was probably sold by James Newman (firm). It includes 21 cakes of watercolor paint, in various states of use, most by Newman. Also present are six stacking pallets by Wedgwood; three empty glass containers; three brushes; three pens; and assorted burnishing stones, erasers, etc.
A brass plaque on the box lid bears the name of Eliza Briscoe. A document pocket underneath the lid contains dated and signed certificates (for 1829 and 1830) regarding Briscoe's examinations passed at Mrs Roberts & Miss Maiben's Schools, Dublin. Examination subjects include mythology, dancing, Grecian, Roman & English history, and geography.
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Subject Terms
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Form/Genre
Artists' materials. | Crystoleums (photographs) | Paint boxes. | Pigment. | Watercolor (paint) | Watercolor brushes.
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