Snuff Box
late 18th century (made)
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Snuff box of porcelain. Rectangular shape, low domed cover. Silver mounts. Inside gilt. Profiled silver mounts. Painted with hunting subjects and (inside cover) gallant figures.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, with silver mounts |
| Brief description | Snuff box, porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, with silver mounts, made in Germany, late 18th century |
| Physical description | Snuff box of porcelain. Rectangular shape, low domed cover. Silver mounts. Inside gilt. Profiled silver mounts. Painted with hunting subjects and (inside cover) gallant figures. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mr George Mitchell |
| Production | Attribution from the manuscript catalogue dates from about 1970 and was compiled by William Hutton of the Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio. |
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| Accession number | 235-1878 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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