John Constable Paint Box, c.1820s fridge magnet
This magnet features a paint box dating from the 1820s which belonged to the Suffolk landscape artist John Constable (1776-1837).
The paint box contains examples of Constable’s paint brushes, palette knives, a Cumberland lead pencil, a double-ended metal pencil holder (called a porte-crayon), and nine glass phials of various sizes containing powdered pigments and dried paint. It also holds a couple of entry tickets made out of ivory which Constable used for Lectures at the Royal Academy.
Product details:
Weight | 0 |
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Fulfillment | Collection |
Material | Metal |
Dimensions | 7.9cm x 8.4cm |
Collection | Gainsborough's House |