Snuffbox of gold, rectangular with domed lid. Entirely enamelled and painted with Chinoiseries
Also known as: Snuifdoos van goud, rechthoekig met gewelfd deksel. Geheel geëmailleerd en beschilderd met Chinoiserieën
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1820 - c. 1840
The snuffbox was made around 1820/1830 and provided with fake Parisian marks from the 1760s. R.J. Baarsen in: Murdoch & Zech, 2014. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-17146; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); technique painting technique; measurements height 4.2 cm x width 7.8 cm x depth 6.2 cm x weight 234 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)
- Technique
- painting technique
- Measurements
- height 4.2 cm x width 7.8 cm x depth 6.2 cm x weight 234 g
- Dimensions museum
- height 4.2 cm x width 7.8 cm x depth 6.2 cm x weight 234 g
Identification
- Original title
- Snuifdoos van goud, rechthoekig met gewelfd deksel. Geheel geëmailleerd en beschilderd met Chinoiserieën
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-17146
- Museum classification
- snuffbox · forgery
Catalogue references
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Research required
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