Snuff Box (Cleveland Museum of Art 1916.610)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
mid-1700s
Cleveland Museum of Art object 1916.610: Snuff Box, mid-1700s. Austria. Enamel on copper with metal mounts; overall: 3.9 x 9.9 x 5.8 cm (1 9/16 x 3 7/8 x 2 5/16 in.). Inscribed: on interior of lid in a rococo cartouche: "S Hieronimus.". 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
- 4
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Materials
- enamel on copper with metal mounts
- Dimensions
- Overall: 3.9 x 9.9 x 5.8 cm (1 9/16 x 3 7/8 x 2 5/16 in.)
- Measurements
- Overall: 3.9 x 9.9 x 5.8 cm (1 9/16 x 3 7/8 x 2 5/16 in.)
- Material and technique
- enamel on copper with metal mounts
Design
- Inscription
- on interior of lid in a rococo cartouche: "S Hieronimus."
Identification
- Date recorded
- mid-1700s
- Culture period
- Austria
- Holding institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1916.610
- 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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