Snuffbox of gold, rectangular, decorated with flower bouquets in enamel
Also known as: Snuifdoos van goud, rechthoekig, versierd met bloemboeketten van émail
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1753 - c. 1754
Rectangular gold snuffbox, with flower bouquets in enamel on the lid and sides. On the inside of the lid, a painted family portrait. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-17139; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal), glass; technique paint; measurements height 3.8 cm x width 8.1 cm x depth 5.8 cm x weight 230.26 g.
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
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- gold (metal), glass
- Technique
- paint
- Measurements
- height 3.8 cm x width 8.1 cm x depth 5.8 cm x weight 230.26 g
- Dimensions museum
- height 3.8 cm x width 8.1 cm x depth 5.8 cm x weight 230.26 g
Identification
- Original title
- Snuifdoos van goud, rechthoekig, versierd met bloemboeketten van émail
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-17139
- Museum classification
- snuffbox
Catalogue references
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