Snuff-Box and Cover
ca. 1750-1765 (made)
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Snuff-box and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and with a hinged silver mount. Formed as a family of rabbits on a mound.
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, ca. 1750-1765. |
| Physical description | Snuff-box and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and with a hinged silver mount. Formed as a family of rabbits on a mound. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey |
| Production | Acquired as Mennecy; illustrated by W. B. Honey in 'French Porcelain of the 18th century', where he noted that the painting was unlike any usually attributed to Mennecy, and where he captioned it as 'Mennecy (?)'; examined by Jean-Gabriel Peyre 1999, who considered the attribution to Mennecy correct. |
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| Accession number | C.1321&A-1919 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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