Snuff Box
ca. 1720 (made)
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Snuff box, blonde tortoishell inlaid with gold. Decoration consists of Rococo strapwork picked out in pique. On the front frame a scene with a blind man walking wiht a stick, from the seated figure of Pallas Athena.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tortoise-shell, silver and gold |
| Brief description | Snuff box, tortoiseshell inlaid with gold, England, ca.1720 |
| Physical description | Snuff box, blonde tortoishell inlaid with gold. Decoration consists of Rococo strapwork picked out in pique. On the front frame a scene with a blind man walking wiht a stick, from the seated figure of Pallas Athena. |
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| Gallery label | Silver Gallery:
Amidst the Rococo scrollwork, the goddess Athena appears to send off a blindfolded man. This scene possibly refers to the Greek myth of Teiresias who was blinded as a punishment for seeing Athena naked.(26/11/2002) |
| Credit line | Griffin Bequest |
| Object history | Acquisition RF: 60/2897 Griffin Bequest |
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| Accession number | M.252-1960 |
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| Record created | February 9, 2004 |
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