Snuff Box (Cleveland Museum of Art 1940.135)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1759
Cleveland Museum of Art object 1940.135: Snuff Box, 1759. England, Birmingham. Enamel on copper; overall: 5.6 x 3 cm (2 3/16 x 1 3/16 in.). Inscribed: Dated: "1759". 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
- Dimensions
- Overall: 5.6 x 3 cm (2 3/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
- Measurements
- Overall: 5.6 x 3 cm (2 3/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
- Material and technique
- enamel on copper
Design
- Inscription
- Dated: "1759"
Identification
- Date recorded
- 1759
- Culture period
- England, Birmingham
- Holding institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1940.135
- Museum classification
- Enamel
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
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm maker, marks and date against decorative-arts references.