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Snuff Box Design

second quarter 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Jean Mondon (artist)
Place of origin
France (made)

Design for the lid of a snuff box


Object details

Categories
Containers
Designs
Metalwork
Drawings
Object type
Snuff box design
Materials and techniques
Pen, ink, watercolour and wash
Pen and Ink
Watercolour
Wash
Watercolour Drawing
Wash Technique
Brief description
Jean Mondon, Design for the lid of a snuff-box. French, 1725-50
Physical description
Design for the lid of a snuff box
Dimensions
  • Height: 2.3125in
  • Width: 3.1875in
Credit line
Purchased with Art Fund support and the Goldsmiths' Company
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1938. London: The Board of Education, 1939.
  • Zech, Heike. Gold Boxes. Masterpieces from the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection. London: V&A Publishing, 2015, p. 9, fig. 1. ISBN 987-1-85177-840-9
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.231-1938

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O733976/snuff-box-design-jean-mondon/
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