Snuff box and cover, germany, 19th century
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
19th century
Snuff box and cover in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number 341-1902), made in germany, dated 19th century. The museum's brief description reads: Snuff box of porcelain in the form of a pug dog's head.
German, 19th century. Museum description: Snuff box of porcelain, painted in colours and mounted in silver. In the form of a pug dog's head. The hinged lid is painted outside with two peacocks and a fowl, and inside with a fox and two geese. The museum records it as porcelain, measuring Height 6.4 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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- Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- porcelain
- Dimensions
- Height 6.4 cm
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- germany
Identification
- Museum object name
- Snuff box and cover
- Museum object number
- 341-1902
- Museum system number
- O307876
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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