Snuffbox, polychrome painted with Saxon castles and on the lid a view of Dresden
Also known as: Snuffbox with scenes of Saxon castles and a view of Dresden
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1750
Rectangular snuffbox of painted porcelain. The box is set in a gold mount with a branch set with diamonds and garnets on the front. The interior is painted with a honeycomb pattern with AR monograms in violet.
The exterior of the lid is painted with a view of Dresden, the interior with a view of Warsaw, the bottom of the box with the Moritzburg, and the outer walls with palaces. The box is unmarked. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-17457; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal), porcelain, diamond (mineral), garnet (mineral); technique painting technique; measurements height 4.3 cm x width 7.9 cm x depth 6 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
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- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- gold (metal), porcelain, diamond (mineral), garnet (mineral)
- Technique
- painting technique
- Measurements
- height 4.3 cm x width 7.9 cm x depth 6 cm
- Dimensions museum
- height 4.3 cm x width 7.9 cm x depth 6 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Snuifdoos, veelkleurig beschilderd met Saksische kastelen en op het deksel een gezicht op Dresden
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-17457
- 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.
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