Snuff box, 1745-50
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1745-50
Snuff box of hard-paste porcelain. In the form of a spaniel's head, spaniels were typically used as hunting dogs during the eighteenth century. Flat cover. Gilt copper mounts.
The dog's head painted naturalistically; inside solidly gilt. The outside cover showing military soliders and the inside cover with hunting subjects. Most likely the bottom section was added at a later date but the dog dates to 1745 and closely resemble other examples by Meissen at this date.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Height: 6.9 cm
- Materials and techniques
- Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt, with gilt copper mounts
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- Meissen
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O307008
- Museum object number
- 343-1902
- 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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