Snuff box, enamel on copper, transfer-printed and painted with Mary, Queen of Scots, in polychrome enamels, on a gilt metal mount, England, 18th century
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
18th century
Snuff box, enamel on copper, transfer-printed in gold and painted in polychrome enamels with an imaginary portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots, based on a miniature by Bernard Lens, wrongly attributed to Isaac Oliver.
The queen is represented nearly half length, wearing a crimson veil and embroidered bodice and a collar of pearls; the portrait is enclosed in a framework imitating masonry. On the sides of the box are four groups of flowers in colours, in compartments reserved on a ground of diaper printed in gold. The bottom is covered with a similar gilt diaper. The box has a wavy front and sides, with a gilt metal mount.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Height 2.5 cm; Width 5.4 cm
- Materials and techniques
- Enamel on copper, transfer-printed and painted in enamel colours, on a gilt metal mount
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- England
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O256304
- Museum object number
- 414:1521-1885
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
Catalogue references
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