Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Snuff Box

late 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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

Categories
Object type
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.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4cm
  • Length: 7.4cm
  • Width: 5.9cm
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.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
235-1878

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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