Gold snuffbox with a miniature portrait of a lady
Also known as: Gouden snuifdoos met een miniatuurportret van een dame
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1761 - 1762
Oval gold box with flowering branches and draperies in enamel. In the centre of the lid, an oval painted miniature portrait under glass of a lady, bust to the left, facing forward, wearing a hat with bows.
Maker's mark: IIG. Miniature portrait French School, second half of the 18th century. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-17156; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal), glass; measurements height 3.9 cm x width 8.5 cm x depth 6.1 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
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- gold (metal), glass
- Measurements
- height 3.9 cm x width 8.5 cm x depth 6.1 cm
- Dimensions museum
- height 4 cm x width 3.1 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Gouden snuifdoos met een miniatuurportret van een dame
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-17156
- 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
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm the wider type, attribution, dimensions, marks and catalogue references against decorative-arts references.