Snuff Box
18th century (made)
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Oblong snuff box, enamel on copper, transfer-printed in black. On the lid is a seaport scene, with a man-at-war at anchor, warehouses on a quay and wharfingers. The sides are printed respectively with: a river scene with a church on one bank, houses on the other, and man in a punt; a view in Venice, with gondolas and churches. On the bottom is a print of inferior execution, the subject of a boy with a lamb and panther. Inside the lid is printed a three-quarter length figure of a lady seated by a table with an open music book, listening to the song of a bird perched on the top of a cage. With a chased gilt metal mount.
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Materials and techniques | Enamel on copper, transfer-printed, with a chased gilt metal mount |
Brief description | Snuff box, enamel on copper, transfer-printed in polychrome enamels, with a chased gilt metal mount, England, 18th century |
Physical description | Oblong snuff box, enamel on copper, transfer-printed in black. On the lid is a seaport scene, with a man-at-war at anchor, warehouses on a quay and wharfingers. The sides are printed respectively with: a river scene with a church on one bank, houses on the other, and man in a punt; a view in Venice, with gondolas and churches. On the bottom is a print of inferior execution, the subject of a boy with a lamb and panther. Inside the lid is printed a three-quarter length figure of a lady seated by a table with an open music book, listening to the song of a bird perched on the top of a cage. With a chased gilt metal mount. |
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Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
Other number | Sch.III 354 - Schreiber number |
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Accession number | 414:1578-1885 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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