Snuff Box: Portrait of Tsar Alexander I
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1816
This decorative gold, enamel, and glass snuff box features an oval portrait miniature set into the center of its lid. The depicted subject is Tsar Alexander I, shown in profile against a shaded neutral background, dressed in a military uniform adorned with epaulettes, a high patterned collar, a sash, and military decorations.
The box has a rectangular form with canted corners. The central oval miniature is encircled by an engraved decorative border and set against a textured gold surface flanked by chased foliate and leaf scroll motifs extending toward the corners. The piece measures 1.6 × 9.4 × 6.5 cm (3 × 3 11/16 × 2 9/16 in.). Originating from Vienna, Austria, the snuff box is dated to 1816. It is classified under metalwork and European decorative arts.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Gold, enamel, and glass
- Dimensions
- 1.6 × 9.4 × 6.5 cm (3 × 3 11/16 × 2 9/16 in.)
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- Vienna, Austria
- Place recorded
- Vienna
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Art Institute of Chicago collection record for this single object; how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Museum object name
- Snuff Box: Portrait of Tsar Alexander I
- Museum object number
- 1954.1216
Catalogue references
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