Snuff Box with Venus, Cupid and a Turkey
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1750
Snuff Box with Venus, Cupid and a Turkey — Rijksmuseum object NG-2014-20. Dated by the museum: c. 1750. Museum attribution: maker: anonymous, Istanboel (possibly); anonymous.
Material: ivory, tortoise shell, gouache (paint), gold (metal). Museum description: Snuffbox made of tortoiseshell and inlaid with gold. On the inside of the lid, a depiction in gouache of a reclining semi-nude woman with a turkey held on a chain by Cupid. The scene is derived from the myth of Leda and the swan.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Materials
- ivory · tortoise shell · gouache (paint) · gold (metal)
- Dimensions museum
- height 3 cm x width 8.5 cm x depth 6 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Snuff Box with Venus, Cupid and a Turkey
- Museum object number
- NG-2014-20
- Museum classification
- snuffbox
Catalogue references
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Research required
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