Tortoiseshell Collection

Tortoise Shell Lorgnette, c. 1936. Creator: Charles Enjoian
Tortoise Shell Lorgnette, c. 1936

Needlework (Depicting the Four Seasons), England, c. 1660. Creator: Unknown
Needlework (Depicting the Four Seasons), England, c. 1660. Detail from a larger artwork

Gigantic Land Tortoise - a Present for Her Majesty, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Gigantic Land Tortoise - a Present for Her Majesty, 1850. Tortoise...just brought to England by Captain Brown, in her Majesty's ship Geyser...a present to her Majesty the Queen [Victoria]

Cradle of Henri IV, at the Chateau, Pau, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Cradle of Henri IV, at the Chateau, Pau [in France], 1854. Its construction is curious. A trophy of flags, placed on spears, and rising three at each end of the cradle

Mirror Depicting King Charles II and Queen Catherine of Braganza, England, 17th century

Woman Holding a Tortoise-shell Hair-comb, Japan, c. 1795 / 96. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
Woman Holding a Tortoise-shell Hair-comb, Japan, c. 1795/96

Fire bellows, Ottoman dynasty (1299-1923), 18th / early 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Fire bellows, Ottoman dynasty (1299-1923), 18th/ early 19th century

Tazza, France, c. 1850. Creator: Charles Duron
Tazza, France, c. 1850

Table Clock, France, c. 1675. Creators: Andre-Charles Boulle the Elder, Nicolas Gribelin
Table Clock, France, c. 1675

Wall Clock, France, 1735 / 40. Creators: Jean-Pierre Latz, Francis Bayley
Wall Clock, France, 1735/40

Coffer, France, 1700 / 20. Creator: Andre-Charles Boulle the Elder
Coffer, France, 1700/20

Mirror Showing King Charles II, Queen Catherine of Braganza, and Scenes from the Old Testament, England, c. 1665

Needlework (Depicting the Four Seasons), England, c. 1660. Creator: Unknown
Needlework (Depicting the Four Seasons), England, c. 1660

Coffer, Lima, c. 1750. Creator: Unknown
Coffer, Lima, c. 1750

Fan, France, 1860 / 70. Creator: Unknown
Fan, France, 1860/70

Fan, France, 1875 / 1880. Creator: Unknown
Fan, France, 1875/1880

Fan, France, 1870 / 1890. Creator: Unknown
Fan, France, 1870/1890

Flask, 1840 / 60. Creator: Lyman Fenton & Co
Flask, 1840/60. Earthenware platter with central floral decoration and leaf band on the rim in blue on greenish-white glaze

Paperweight, 1849 / 58. Creator: Lyman Fenton & Co
Paperweight, 1849/58

Toilet Box, 1849 / 52. Creator: Lyman Fenton & Co
Toilet Box, 1849/52

Cabinet on Stand, Netherlands, Late 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Cabinet on Stand, Netherlands, Late 17th century

Round Box, Italy, 1775 / 1800. Creator: Unknown
Round Box, Italy, 1775/1800

Tortoise Shell Comb, 1936. Creator: Erwin Schwabe
Tortoise Shell Comb, 1936

Tortoise Shell Necklace & Locket, c. 1940. Creator: James M. Lawson
Tortoise Shell Necklace & Locket, c. 1940

Card Case, c. 1936. Creator: Melita Hofmann
Card Case, c. 1936

Forked blade (zhang ?), Late Neolithic period or early Shang dynasty, ca. 1600-1400 BCE

Ornament in the form of a tortoise shell, Ming dynasty, 1368-1644. Creator: Unknown
Ornament in the form of a tortoise shell, Ming dynasty, 1368-1644

Wheellock Sporting Rifle, German, Augsburg, dated 1658. Creator: Martin Kammerer
Wheellock Sporting Rifle, German, Augsburg, dated 1658

Nimcha with Scabbard... Algerian; blade, European... late 17th-early 18th century
Nimcha (Saber) with Scabbard, hilt and scabbard, Algerian; blade, European, hilt and scabbard, late 17th or early 18th century; blade 16th or 17th century

Brisefan, Italian, first quarter 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Brise fan, Italian, first quarter 18th century

Parasol, American, 1860-65. Creator: Fortis
Parasol, American, 1860-65

Chile, from Game of Geography (Jeu de la Geographie), 1644

Singhalesischer Diener mit Schildpattkamm, 1926. Sinhalese servant with a tortoiseshell comb in his hair. From Der Indische Kulturkreis in Einzeldarstellungen. [Georg Muller, Munich, 1926]

Singhalese aus dem Niederland, 1926. Sinhalese from from Dutch Ceylon. From Der Indische Kulturkreis in Einzeldarstellungen. [Georg Muller, Munich, 1926]

Tortoise, 1885. From The National Encyclopaedia. A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge by Writers of Eminence in Literature, Science and Art. [William Mackenzie, London, Edinburgh & Glasgow, 1885]

Reconstruction of a Roman tortoise shell lyre, c20th century

Viking bronze and tortoise-shell brooch, c. 8th-11th century
Viking bronze and tortoise-shell brooch from Scandinavia in the gripping-beast style, from the Ashmoleons collection, c.8th-11th century

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