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Engraving

fourth quarter 17th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Engraved designs for lids of snuffboxes


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
engraving
Brief description
Nicolas Guérard. Design for the lids of four snuff boxes, including smoking men and a drumming bear. Paris, fourth quarter 17th century.
Physical description
Engraved designs for lids of snuffboxes
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.6875in
  • Width: 7.0625in
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1927, London: Board of Education, 1928.
Collection
Accession number
E.864-1927

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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