Snuffbox of gold, oval and entirely set with brilliants on a ground of green enamel, with a scene on the lid
Also known as: Snuifdoos van goud, ovaal en geheel bezet met briljanten op een ondergrond van groen émail, op het deksel een voorstelling
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1763 - c. 1764
Snuffbox of gold, oval, entirely set with brilliants standing out against green enamel. On the lid, a medallion depicting a pair of lovers in multicoloured enamel. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-17186; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal), gold (metal), silver (metal), diamond (mineral); measurements height 4 cm x width 7.1 cm x depth 5.7 cm x weight 229.7 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.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- copper (metal), gold (metal), silver (metal), diamond (mineral)
- Measurements
- height 4 cm x width 7.1 cm x depth 5.7 cm x weight 229.7 g
- Dimensions museum
- height 4 cm x width 7.1 cm x depth 5.7 cm x weight 229.7 g
Identification
- Original title
- Snuifdoos van goud, ovaal en geheel bezet met briljanten op een ondergrond van groen émail, op het deksel een voorstelling
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-17186
- Museum classification
- snuffbox
Catalogue references
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