Snuffbox of gold, rectangular, with representation of a tea party in mosaic and mother-of-pearl. On the front a garland of diamond
Also known as: Snuifdoos van goud, rechthoekig, met voorstelling van een theepartij in mozaïek en parelmoer. Aan voorzijde een guirlande van diamant
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1760
Rectangular gold box inlaid with mother-of-pearl mosaic, depicting an open-air tea party. Along the front a garland set with diamonds. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-17144; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal), mother of pearl, diamond (mineral); measurements height 4.2 cm x width 8.3 cm x depth 6.7 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
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- gold (metal), mother of pearl, diamond (mineral)
- Measurements
- height 4.2 cm x width 8.3 cm x depth 6.7 cm
- Dimensions museum
- height 4.2 cm x width 8.3 cm x depth 6.7 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Snuifdoos van goud, rechthoekig, met voorstelling van een theepartij in mozaïek en parelmoer. Aan voorzijde een guirlande van diamant
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-17144
- Museum classification
- snuffbox
Catalogue references
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