Snuff Box (Tabatière) (Cleveland Museum of Art 1983.59)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1745–1750
This snuff box’s decoration departs from the practice of early Chantilly porcelain that drew inspiration from Chinese and Japanese porcelain compositions, techniques, and motifs. Rather than compositions modeled directly from East-Asian porcelain, the paintings on this box may have been influenced by European chinoiserie, imitations of Chinese and Japanese decoration that pulled from the European imagination rather than accurate depictions of these cultures. Cleveland Museum of Art object 1983.59: Snuff Box (Tabatière), c. 1745–50. Chantilly Porcelain Factory (French). Tin-glazed soft-paste porcelain with enamel decoration; gilded metal; overall: 6.2 x 8.6 x 8.2 cm (2 7/16 x 3 3/8 x 3 1/4 in.). 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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Historical context
The enamels on this box are no longer applied flat without shading as was typical of early production at the Chantilly factory, but have been painted in a way that suggests depth through depictions of light and shadow.
Physical characteristics
- Materials
- Tin-glazed soft-paste porcelain with enamel decoration; gilded metal
- Dimensions
- Overall: 6.2 x 8.6 x 8.2 cm (2 7/16 x 3 3/8 x 3 1/4 in.)
- Measurements
- Overall: 6.2 x 8.6 x 8.2 cm (2 7/16 x 3 3/8 x 3 1/4 in.)
- Material and technique
- Tin-glazed soft-paste porcelain with enamel decoration; gilded metal
Identification
- Date recorded
- c. 1745–50
- Culture period
- France
- Maker recorded
- Chantilly Porcelain Factory (French)
- Museum attribution
- Chantilly Porcelain Factory (French)
- Holding institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1983.59
- Published references
- "Year in Review." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 71 (February 1984). p. 70, no. 54, ill. p. 60
- Museum classification
- Ceramic
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.