Snuffbox, c. 1767 - c. 1768
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1767 - c. 1768
Gold snuffbox, oval, with a pair of lovers in enamel on the lid. Around the body in blue enamel, applied gold reliefs with trophies and birds. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-17152; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); measurements height 3.4 cm x width 6.8 cm x depth 5.5 cm x weight 159.18 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
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- gold (metal)
- Measurements
- height 3.4 cm x width 6.8 cm x depth 5.5 cm x weight 159.18 g
- Dimensions museum
- height 3.4 cm x width 6.8 cm x depth 5.5 cm x weight 159.18 g
Identification
- Original title
- Snuifdoos
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-17152
- 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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