Snuff Box
18th century (made)
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Oblong snuff box, enamel on copper, painted in polychrome enamels, and gilded. The top and sides are painted with bouquets of flowers in colours, in large and small panels reserved on a turquoise-blue ground which is enriched with sprays and scrollwork in raised gilding. On the bottom is a small blue and gold rosette. With concave sides and a chased gilt metal mount.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Enamel on copper, painted in colours and gilded, with a chased gilt metal mount |
| Brief description | Snuff box, enamel on copper, painted in polychrome enamels, and gilded, with a chased gilt metal mount, England, 18th century |
| Physical description | Oblong snuff box, enamel on copper, painted in polychrome enamels, and gilded. The top and sides are painted with bouquets of flowers in colours, in large and small panels reserved on a turquoise-blue ground which is enriched with sprays and scrollwork in raised gilding. On the bottom is a small blue and gold rosette. With concave sides and a chased gilt metal mount. |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Other number | Sch.III 263 & Sch.III 263A - Schreiber number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 414:1579-1885 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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