Snuff Box (Cleveland Museum of Art 1916.354)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
early 1800s
Cleveland Museum of Art object 1916.354: Snuff Box, early 1800s. Switzerland. Tortoiseshell with painted automaton miniature under glass mounted in gold on gilt metal; overall: 2.3 x 8 cm (7/8 x 3 1/8 in.). Inscribed: the putto on the left holds a tablet bearing the inscription: "ad gloriam Napoleonis magni" (glory to the great Napoleon).. Details are those of this museum object; how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Materials
- tortoiseshell with painted automaton miniature under glass mounted in gold on gilt metal
- Dimensions
- Overall: 2.3 x 8 cm (7/8 x 3 1/8 in.)
- Measurements
- Overall: 2.3 x 8 cm (7/8 x 3 1/8 in.)
- Material and technique
- tortoiseshell with painted automaton miniature under glass mounted in gold on gilt metal
Design
- Inscription
- the putto on the left holds a tablet bearing the inscription: "ad gloriam Napoleonis magni" (glory to the great Napoleon).
Identification
- Date recorded
- early 1800s
- Culture period
- Switzerland
- Holding institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1916.354
- Museum classification
- Miscellaneous
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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