Tobacco Box
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1760
This tobacco box is a decorative pewter container created in France around 1760. The box features an architectural, sarcophagus-like form with a rectangular footprint, measuring 9.3 × 9.6 × 7.4 cm (3 5/8 × 3 3/4 × 2 7/8 in.). It is constructed with a spreading base, plain vertical side panels, and a tiered, molded lid.
The object incorporates decorative relief bands along its structure. A repeating gadrooned pattern adorns the flared base, while a narrow scrolling or foliate frieze runs directly beneath the rim of the main body. The stepped lid rises to a flat rectangular finial or top section, and a small clasp or catch is mounted at the front edge.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Pewter
- Dimensions
- 9.3 × 9.6 × 7.4 cm (3 5/8 × 3 3/4 × 2 7/8 in.)
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- France
- Place recorded
- France
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
- Tobacco Box
- Museum object number
- 1979.700
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.