Snuff Box with Figures (Cleveland Museum of Art 1916.599)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
late 18th century
Cleveland Museum of Art object 1916.599: Snuff Box with Figures, late 18th century. Continental, (France), late 18th century. Watercolor on ivory, wood and tortoiseshell with painted miniatues under glass and gilt metal mounts; overall: 4.2 x 8.9 x 7.5 cm (1 5/8 x 3 1/2 x 2 15/16 in.).
Inscribed: inscribed on funerary urn: "ci GIT" and below a scull and crossbones.. Details are those of this museum object; how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- Photograph views
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Materials
- watercolor on ivory, wood and tortoiseshell with painted miniatues under glass and gilt metal mounts
- Dimensions
- Overall: 4.2 x 8.9 x 7.5 cm (1 5/8 x 3 1/2 x 2 15/16 in.)
- Measurements
- Overall: 4.2 x 8.9 x 7.5 cm (1 5/8 x 3 1/2 x 2 15/16 in.)
- Material and technique
- watercolor on ivory, wood and tortoiseshell with painted miniatues under glass and gilt metal mounts
Design
- Inscription
- inscribed on funerary urn: "ci GIT" and below a scull and crossbones.
Identification
- Date recorded
- late 18th century
- Culture period
- Continental, (France), late 18th century
- Holding institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1916.599
- Museum classification
- Miscellaneous
Catalogue references
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