Snuffbox of gold
Also known as: Snuifdoos van goud
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1725 - c. 1750
Rectangular snuffbox with hinged lid and accolade-curved thumbpiece. The walls of the box curve outward and inward. In the moulded edge of the lid is set an embossed plaque depicting the goddess Diana with spear and hunting dog, accompanied by a nymph and several small children.
The scene is framed in a cartouche composed of symmetrical rocailles with foam, shells, and floral motifs, from which draperies hang down. The box is unmarked. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-7898; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); measurements height 2 cm x length 6.2 cm x width 5.2 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
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- gold (metal)
- Measurements
- height 2 cm x length 6.2 cm x width 5.2 cm
- Dimensions museum
- height 2 cm x length 6.2 cm x width 5.2 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Snuifdoos van goud
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-NM-7898
- 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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