Snuff Box
1694 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Box, iron, oval, the lid chased with a medallion head (Grand Duke Cosimo III de' Medici) surrounded by floral scrolls and the bottom engraved with the Judgement of Paris.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Iron |
| Brief description | Iron, 1694, Made by Matteo Cecchi ('Acquafresca'). On the lid a cameo portrait of Cosimo III de' Medici, on the underside an engraved scene of the Judgment of Paris. |
| Physical description | Box, iron, oval, the lid chased with a medallion head (Grand Duke Cosimo III de' Medici) surrounded by floral scrolls and the bottom engraved with the Judgement of Paris. |
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| Object history | Bought in a London Borough sale. |
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| Accession number | 1397-1888 |
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| Record created | November 5, 2008 |
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