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Snuff Box

18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Oblong snuff box, enamel on copper, painted in polychrome enamels. On the lid is a painting of a lady and gentleman in court costume of about 1750, shaking hands, in a room with an armchair to the right and a hat on a table to the left. On the sides are panels, surrounded by yellow rococo scrolls, in each of which is a half-length figure of a lady (in one case accompanied by a man in fancy dress), shown as if seated in a box at a theatre. On the bottom is a rose spray. With a chased gilt metal mount.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Enamel on copper, painted in enamel colours, on a chased gilt metal mount
Brief description
Snuff box, enamel on copper, painted with a lady and gentleman in polychrome enamels, on a chased gilt metal mount, England, 18th century
Physical description
Oblong snuff box, enamel on copper, painted in polychrome enamels. On the lid is a painting of a lady and gentleman in court costume of about 1750, shaking hands, in a room with an armchair to the right and a hat on a table to the left. On the sides are panels, surrounded by yellow rococo scrolls, in each of which is a half-length figure of a lady (in one case accompanied by a man in fancy dress), shown as if seated in a box at a theatre. On the bottom is a rose spray. With a chased gilt metal mount.
Dimensions
  • Height: 3.8cm
  • Length: 7.6cm
  • Width: 6cm
converted from register
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Other number
Sch.III 151 - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:1528-1885

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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