Snuffbox, 1777
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1777
Rectangular gold box with domed lid. The interior and exterior are enamelled in white. On the outside of the lid, a painted depiction of Perseus freeing Andromeda; on the inside, Venus with the armour of Aeneas. On the front, a depiction of Leda and the swan. On the back, Venus and Cupid resting by a fountain. The underside is painted with putti. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-17136; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); measurements height 4.3 cm x width 7.1 cm x depth 5.9 cm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- gold (metal)
- Measurements
- height 4.3 cm x width 7.1 cm x depth 5.9 cm
- Dimensions museum
- height 4.3 cm x width 7.1 cm x depth 5.9 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Snuifdoos
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-17136
- Museum classification
- snuffbox
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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