Snuff box, italy, 19th century
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
19th century
Snuff box, italy, 19th century is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated 19th century. The museum's brief description reads: Snuff box, porcelain, oval shape, painted with mythological subject matter. Italy, 19th century. Museum description: Snuff box, porcelain, oval shape, moulded and painted in colours and gilt on the lid with a Bacchanalian subject and round the side with groups of Cupid and Psyche, with scroll and floral borders. The museum record gives material recorded as porcelain; measurements Height 5.1 cm; Width 4.5 cm; place associated: italy. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- porcelain
- Dimensions
- Height 5.1 cm; Width 4.5 cm
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- italy
Design
- Inscriptions recorded
- crowned N in blue, in imitation of the Capo-di-Monte mark
Identification
- Museum object name
- Snuff box
- Museum object number
- 494-1890
- Museum system number
- O308493
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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