Snuff Box
1700-1720 (made)
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Snuff-box in soft-paste porcelain decorated in underglaze cobalt blue. Modelled after a European original in the form of a shell and fitted with French ormolu copper-gilt mounts.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft paste porcelain painted in cobalt blue |
| Brief description | Snuff box in soft-paste porcelain decorated in underglaze cobalt blue, Chinese, ca. 1700-1720 |
| Physical description | Snuff-box in soft-paste porcelain decorated in underglaze cobalt blue. Modelled after a European original in the form of a shell and fitted with French ormolu copper-gilt mounts. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by John Jones |
| Object history | Bequeathed by John Jones, accessioned in 1882. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
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| Accession number | 841-1882 |
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| Record created | February 3, 2003 |
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