The embrace observed, Laurent Cars, ca. 1765–1770
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1765–1770
The embrace observed Engraver: based on print by Laurent Cars (French, Lyons 1699–1771 Paris) made by after François Boucher (French, Paris 1703–1770 Paris), dated ca.
1765–1770, from British, South Staffordshire. The museum records its materials as: Enameled copper. Recorded dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 1 5/8 × 3 1/2 × 2 7/8 in. (4.1 × 8.9 × 7.2 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 17.190.1069; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 3
- Catalogue references
- 0
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Enameled copper
- Materials
- Enameled copper
- Dimensions
- Overall (confirmed): 1 5/8 × 3 1/2 × 2 7/8 in. (4.1 × 8.9 × 7.2 cm)
- Dimensions
- Overall (confirmed): 1 5/8 × 3 1/2 × 2 7/8 in. (4.1 × 8.9 × 7.2 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- British, South Staffordshire
- Date recorded
- ca. 1765–1770
- Maker recorded
- after François Boucher (French, Paris 1703–1770 Paris)
- Museum attribution
- Laurent Cars
- Museum object name
- Snuffbox
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 17.190.1069
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: confirm the wider type, maker and date against a specialist reference.