Snuff box, 1757
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1757
The box is rectangular with concave sides. On the lid, in a panel outlined with raised white scrolls and reserved on a pale yellow ground diapered with white dots is painted a harbour scene in pink, blue, yellow, green and black.
On the base, in a similar panel, a spray of flowers painted in the same colours. There is a false lid inside which is painted in unfired colours, now largely erased, and the inscription '1757 C. Millbank' in ink.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Length: 6.3 cm; Height: 3.2 cm
- Materials and techniques
- Enamel on copper
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O307420
- Museum object number
- C.24-1953
- 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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