Snuff box, 18th century (414:1531-1885)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
18th century
Oblong snuff box, enamel on copper, painted in polychrome enamels. On the lid is an Italian coast scene with men unloading goods on a quay before a colonnade in the foreground, and a palace and dome beyond; this painting is surrounded by raised white rococo scrollwork and reserved on a ground of canary-yellow, diapered with dotted trelliswork in white.
In panels on the sides and bottom, similarly surrounded by white scrollwork and reserved on the diapered yellow ground, are small bouquets of flowers. With fluted sides and a metal mount.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Height: 3.5 cm; Length: 8.9 cm; Width: 5.1 cm
- Materials and techniques
- Enamel on copper, painted in enamel colours, with a metal mount
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- England
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O256513
- Museum object number
- 414:1531-1885
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
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