Tobacco box, 18th century (414:1606-1885)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
18th century
Oblong tobacco box, enamel on copper, transfer-printed in red and painted in polychrome enamels. On the lids, peasants playing blind man's buff in a meadow, after a painting by Antoine Watteau, entitled Le Colin Maillard, which was engraved by E.
Brion. The sides and bottom are painted with bouquets and scattered sprays of flowers. With a chased metal mount and concave sides.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Height: 4.1 cm; Length: 12.1 cm; Width: 6 cm
- Materials and techniques
- Enamel on copper, transfer-printed and painted in enamel colours, with a chased metal mount
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- England
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O276868
- Museum object number
- 414:1606-1885
- 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.
Research required
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