Snuffbox
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1870
This object is a small rectangular silver snuffbox produced in Continental Europe around 1870. The box features decorative relief work across its exterior surfaces, framed by scrollwork along the borders.
The lid is decorated with a pastoral scene showing two figures in traditional dress, including a standing woman beside an animal and a musician playing an instrument, set in a landscape. The sides of the box also feature scrolled ornamental patterns. The piece measures 3.2 by 4.5 cm (1 1/4 by 1 3/4 in.) and is classified under European decorative arts and silver metalwork containers for personal use.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Silver
- Dimensions
- 3.2 × 4.5 cm (1 1/4 × 1 3/4 in.)
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- Continental Europe
- Place recorded
- Europe
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
- Snuffbox
- Museum object number
- 1975.964
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.