Snuff Box (Cleveland Museum of Art 1916.614)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1750
Cleveland Museum of Art object 1916.614: Snuff Box, c. 1750. Austria. Enamel on copper with metal mounts; overall: 3.5 x 8.9 x 6.4 cm (1 3/8 x 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.). Inscribed: on top there are a number of inscriptions in black: "Roma," "Trevere R," "C:ST: Ang" (for Castello San Angelo), "S: Pe:" (for San Pietro), "S.G.L." (probably for San Giovanni Laterano). on interior of lid: "WIENNE.". 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
- 4
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Materials
- enamel on copper with metal mounts
- Dimensions
- Overall: 3.5 x 8.9 x 6.4 cm (1 3/8 x 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.)
- Measurements
- Overall: 3.5 x 8.9 x 6.4 cm (1 3/8 x 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.)
- Material and technique
- enamel on copper with metal mounts
Design
- Inscription
- on top there are a number of inscriptions in black: "Roma," "Trevere R," "C:ST: Ang" (for Castello San Angelo), "S: Pe:" (for San Pietro), "S.G.L." (probably for San Giovanni Laterano). on interior of lid: "WIENNE."
Identification
- Date recorded
- c. 1750
- Culture period
- Austria
- Holding institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1916.614
- Museum classification
- Miscellaneous
Catalogue references
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