1 shellwork flower : white clam shells ; 65 mm in diameter x 15 mm in height, in glass box 80 x 80 x 55 mm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Purchased with a gift from Mark and Adam Eaker, Yale BA 2007, in memory of Charles A. Ryskamp, Yale PhD 1956
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
Notes:
The shellflower is composed of small white clam shells set in concentric circles, with white thread "stamens" at the center. The clam shells are affixed to a card base, bound around the edge with thin silk ribbon secured in a bow with a pin, with a pearl bead. The box is comprised of panes of beveled glass, edged in brass, with a mirrored base.
Subject Terms:
Wildgoose, Jane. | Ryskamp, Charles -- Art collections. | Delany, Mrs. (Mary), 1700–1788. | Portland, Margaret Cavendish Holles Harley Bentinck, Duchess of, 1715–1785. | Cabinets of curiosities. | Collectors and collecting -- England. | Flowers in art. | Women in natural history.