Snuffbox
ca. 1780 (made), ca. 1780 (painted)
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The subject of the enamels suggests that the box was intended to celebrate a military triumph. The artist who has signed the enamel plaque on the base 'Moser' has not been identified. The plaque on the top of the box is a replacement and is not by Moser.
Sir Arthur Gilbert and his wife Rosalinde formed one of the world’s great decorative art collections, including silver, mosaics, enamelled portrait miniatures and gold boxes. Arthur Gilbert donated his extraordinary collection to Britain in 1996.
Sir Arthur Gilbert and his wife Rosalinde formed one of the world’s great decorative art collections, including silver, mosaics, enamelled portrait miniatures and gold boxes. Arthur Gilbert donated his extraordinary collection to Britain in 1996.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Chased gold and enamel painted en grisaille |
| Brief description | An oval box with six trophies of arms enamelled en plein, en grisaille, on a mauve ground, bordered in gold. |
| Physical description | An oval box with six trophies of arms enamelled en grisaille, on a mauve ground, bordered in gold, chased with flowers, foliage, and stampwork around burnished panels. |
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| Credit line | The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
| Object history | Provenance: Kugel, Paris. |
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| Summary | The subject of the enamels suggests that the box was intended to celebrate a military triumph. The artist who has signed the enamel plaque on the base 'Moser' has not been identified. The plaque on the top of the box is a replacement and is not by Moser. Sir Arthur Gilbert and his wife Rosalinde formed one of the world’s great decorative art collections, including silver, mosaics, enamelled portrait miniatures and gold boxes. Arthur Gilbert donated his extraordinary collection to Britain in 1996. |
| Bibliographic reference | Truman, Charles.The Gilbert collection of gold boxes, Vol. I. Los Angeles (Los Angeles County Museum of Art) 1991, cat. no. 137, pp. 396-9. ISBN.0875871623 |
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| Accession number | LOAN:GILBERT.365-2008 |
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| Record created | June 19, 2008 |
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