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Snuff box with portrait miniature by Pierre Louis Bouvier, Switzerland, 1803

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1803

Issuing entity

Switzerland

Museum specimen in the Cleveland Museum of Art (accession 2008.285): Snuff Box with a Portrait of a Lady, dated 1803, attributed to Switzerland. Medium: watercolor on ivory; tortoise-shell lining; gilt metal rings. Dimensions: Diameter: 7.8 cm (3 1/16 in.); Box: 7.8 x 2.6 cm (3 1/16 x 1 in.); Diameter of frame: 8.2 cm (3 1/4 in.). Maker per museum: Pierre Louis Bouvier (Swiss, 1765–1836).

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Physical characteristics

Medium
watercolor on ivory; tortoise-shell lining; gilt metal rings
Dimensions
Diameter: 7.8 cm (3 1/16 in.); Box: 7.8 x 2.6 cm (3 1/16 x 1 in.); Diameter of frame: 8.2 cm (3 1/4 in.)

Catalogue references

  • Catalogue2008.285

Research required

  • Research required: this record documents one museum specimen; type boundaries, varieties and specialist references have not been verified.
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