Tortoiseshell snuff box with portrait miniature of a gentleman
Miniature
ca. 1785 (painted)
ca. 1785 (painted)
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Lid from a French style tortoiseshell snuff box, mounted in gold and enriched with a scroll inlay and piqué work in gold, depicting a portrait miniature of a gentleman. Signed and dated 178(5?).
Object details
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| Title | Tortoiseshell snuff box with portrait miniature of a gentleman (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Portrait miniature in a tortoiseshell snuff box lid |
| Brief description | Lid from a French style tortoiseshell snuff box, mounted in gold and enriched with a scroll inlay and piqué work in gold, depicting a portrait miniature of a gentleman by Horace Hone, dated 1785. |
| Physical description | Lid from a French style tortoiseshell snuff box, mounted in gold and enriched with a scroll inlay and piqué work in gold, depicting a portrait miniature of a gentleman. Signed and dated 178(5?). |
| Credit line | Presented by Mrs. John Forster in 1887 |
| Object history | The snuff box was originally given to John Forster by Tyrone Power, the actor, before he sailed to America. It was later bequeathed to the V&A as part of the Forster Bequest. |
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| Accession number | F.144 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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