Snuff-Box and Cover
1756-1762 (made)
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Snuff-box and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and with a hinged silver mount. In the form of a cat with three kittens.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and with silver mount |
| Brief description | Snuff-box and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels, Mennecy porcelain factory, Mennecy, 1756-1762. |
| Physical description | Snuff-box and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and with a hinged silver mount. In the form of a cat with three kittens. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | (Silver mounts have Paris discharge marks for 1756-1762) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey |
| Production | Mount with marks for 1756-1762; Acquired as Mennecy; examined by Jean-Gabriel Peyre 1999, who considered the attribution to Mennecy correct. |
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| Accession number | C.1319&A-1919 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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