Snuff Box (Tabatière) with Portrait of Marie-Thérèse of Austria
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
miniature, c. 1676; box, 1775–76
Snuff Box (Tabatière) with Portrait of Marie-Thérèse of Austria — Enamel, by Jean Petitot (Swiss, 1607–1691); Charles Le Bastier (French), made in France, dated miniature, c.
1676; box, 1775–76. In 18th-century France, ornately enameled boxes that held snuff—powdered tobacco—became a popular accessory in the French court. This box is decorated with a miniature portrait of Marie-Thérèse of Austria, the queen consort of French King Louis XIV. Their union was largely political. A year into their marriage Louis XIV took an official mistress, Madame Pompadour. Physical description: Gold, enamel, and miniature; Overall: 2.3 x 4.5 cm (7/8 x 1 3/4 in.).
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Historical context
Held by Cleveland Museum of Art (object no. 1957.405). The museum record attributes this piece to Jean Petitot (Swiss, 1607–1691); Charles Le Bastier (French) in France around miniature, c. 1676; box, 1775–76. Details beyond the museum's own catalogue entry have not been independently verified.
Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Overall: 2.3 x 4.5 cm (7/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
- Materials techniques
- Gold, enamel, and miniature
Identification
- Source note
- All details come from the object's own museum catalogue record; nothing has been copied from other entries.
- Museum object name
- Enamel
- Museum object number
- 1957.405
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